diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index d82908b1b1bb..71afdd98ddf2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -130,6 +130,13 @@ endif
 # Accept old syntax despite ".syntax unified"
 AFLAGS_NOWARN	:=$(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-mno-warn-deprecated,-Wa$(comma)-W)
 
+# The GCC option -ffreestanding is required in order to compile code containing
+# ARM/NEON intrinsics in a non C99-compliant environment (such as the kernel)
+CC_FLAGS_FPU	:= -ffreestanding
+# Enable <arm_neon.h>
+CC_FLAGS_FPU	+= -isystem $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=include)
+CC_FLAGS_FPU	+= -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=softfp -mfpu=neon
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL),y)
 CFLAGS_ISA	:=-Wa,-mimplicit-it=always $(AFLAGS_NOWARN)
 AFLAGS_ISA	:=$(CFLAGS_ISA) -Wa$(comma)-mthumb
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/fpu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/fpu.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ae50bdce59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/fpu.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 SiFive
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ASM_FPU_H
+#define __ASM_FPU_H
+
+#include <asm/neon.h>
+
+#define kernel_fpu_available()	cpu_has_neon()
+#define kernel_fpu_begin()	kernel_neon_begin()
+#define kernel_fpu_end()	kernel_neon_end()
+
+#endif /* ! __ASM_FPU_H */