diff --git a/cmake/macros/TargetWebRTC.cmake b/cmake/macros/TargetWebRTC.cmake
index d215b0698e..58f8a43028 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/TargetWebRTC.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/TargetWebRTC.cmake
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ macro(TARGET_WEBRTC)
         # set(WEBRTC_LIBRARY_DEBUG ${INSTALL_DIR}/debug/lib/libwebrtc.a)
         # set(WEBRTC_LIBRARY_RELEASE ${INSTALL_DIR}/lib/libwebrtc.a)
         # select_library_configurations(WEBRTC)
+    elseif (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "aarch64")
+        # WebRTC is basically impossible to build on aarch64 Linux.
+        # I am looking at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/webrtc-audio-processing for an alternative.
     else()
         set(WEBRTC_INCLUDE_DIRS "${VCPKG_INSTALL_ROOT}/include/webrtc")
         target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} SYSTEM PUBLIC ${WEBRTC_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/cmake/ports/hifi-deps/CONTROL b/cmake/ports/hifi-deps/CONTROL
index ff689c7a2a..1fed0476c0 100644
--- a/cmake/ports/hifi-deps/CONTROL
+++ b/cmake/ports/hifi-deps/CONTROL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Source: hifi-deps
 Version: 0.1.5-github-actions
 Description: Collected dependencies for High Fidelity applications
-Build-Depends: bullet3, draco, etc2comp, glad, glm, nvtt, openexr (!android), openssl (windows), opus, polyvox, tbb (!android), vhacd, webrtc (!android), zlib
+Build-Depends: bullet3, draco, etc2comp, glad, glm, nvtt, openexr (!android), openssl (windows), opus, polyvox, tbb (!android), vhacd, webrtc (!android|!(linux&arm)), zlib
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/shared/WebRTC.h b/libraries/shared/src/shared/WebRTC.h
index 2f0e444bff..2c683151f8 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/shared/WebRTC.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/shared/WebRTC.h
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@
 // I don't yet have a working libwebrtc for android
 // #  define WEBRTC_ENABLED 1
 // #  define WEBRTC_POSIX 1
-#elif defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
+#elif defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && defined(Q_PROCESSOR_X86_64)
 #  define WEBRTC_ENABLED 1
 #  define WEBRTC_POSIX 1
+#elif defined(Q_OS_LINUX) && defined(Q_PROCESSOR_ARM)
+// WebRTC is basically impossible to build on aarch64 Linux.
+// I am looking at https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/webrtc-audio-processing for an alternative.
+// #  define WEBRTC_ENABLED 1
+// #  define WEBRTC_POSIX 1
 #endif
 
 #if defined(WEBRTC_ENABLED)