diff --git a/modules/core/src/convert.cpp b/modules/core/src/convert.cpp
index 6362475d00..fefc8ee2ec 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/convert.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/convert.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #undef CV_NEON
+#define CV_NEON 0
 #endif
 
 namespace cv