diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/meson.build b/demos/gtk-demo/meson.build
index fa63dbbb9b..1347baf2aa 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/meson.build
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/meson.build
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ endif
 
 ld = find_program('ld', required : false)
 
-if not meson.is_cross_build() and build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found()
+if not meson.is_cross_build() and build_machine.cpu_family() != 'arm' and build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found()
   glib_compile_resources = find_program('glib-compile-resources')
 
   # Create the resource blob
diff --git a/demos/widget-factory/meson.build b/demos/widget-factory/meson.build
index 2cfc9732dc..550eb09bd9 100644
--- a/demos/widget-factory/meson.build
+++ b/demos/widget-factory/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif
 
 ld = find_program('ld', required : false)
 
-if not meson.is_cross_build() and build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found()
+if not meson.is_cross_build() and build_machine.cpu_family() != 'arm' and build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found()
   glib_compile_resources = find_program('glib-compile-resources')
 
   # Create the resource blob
diff --git a/gtk/meson.build b/gtk/meson.build
index 44fd1b8241..3a8457ada7 100644
--- a/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/gtk/meson.build
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ endif
 
 ld = find_program('ld', required : false)
 
-if not meson.is_cross_build() and build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found()
+if not meson.is_cross_build() and build_machine.cpu_family() != 'arm' and build_machine.system() == 'linux' and objcopy.found() and objcopy_supports_add_symbol and ld.found()
   glib_compile_resources = find_program('glib-compile-resources')
 
   # Create the resource blob