diff --git a/pythonforandroid/includes/arm64-v8a/machine/cpu-features.h b/pythonforandroid/includes/arm64-v8a/machine/cpu-features.h
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+#ifndef _ARM64_CPU_FEATURES
+#define _ARM64_CPU_FEATURES
+
+#define __ARM_ARCH__ 8
+#define __ARM_HAVE_HALFWORD_MULTIPLY 1
+
+#endif // _ARM64_CPU_FEATURES