diff --git a/src/config/ActiveSettings.cpp b/src/config/ActiveSettings.cpp
index 07e6f16d..c1d8c285 100644
--- a/src/config/ActiveSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ActiveSettings.cpp
@@ -67,12 +67,18 @@ CPUMode ActiveSettings::GetCPUMode()
 	auto mode = g_current_game_profile->GetCPUMode().value_or(CPUMode::Auto);
 
 	if (mode == CPUMode::Auto)
+	{
+#ifdef __aarch64__
+		mode = CPUMode::SinglecoreInterpreter;
+	}
+#else
 	{
 		if (GetPhysicalCoreCount() >= 4)
 			mode = CPUMode::MulticoreRecompiler;
 		else
 			mode = CPUMode::SinglecoreRecompiler;
 	}
+#endif
 	else if (mode == CPUMode::DualcoreRecompiler) // dualcore is disabled now
 		mode = CPUMode::MulticoreRecompiler;
 
diff --git a/src/config/LaunchSettings.h b/src/config/LaunchSettings.h
index b0f673a1..4ff70296 100644
--- a/src/config/LaunchSettings.h
+++ b/src/config/LaunchSettings.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ private:
 	
 	inline static bool s_enable_gdbstub = false;
 	inline static bool s_nsight_mode = false;
-
 	inline static bool s_force_interpreter = false;
 	
 	inline static std::optional<uint32> s_persistent_id{};