diff --git a/wheelbuild/config.sh b/wheelbuild/config.sh
index e1206ab..fdb8eff 100644
--- a/wheelbuild/config.sh
+++ b/wheelbuild/config.sh
@@ -227,7 +227,13 @@ function build_libavif {
     fi
     which cmake
     cmake --version
-    if [ "$MB_ML_VER" != "1" ]; then
+    if [ -n "$IS_MACOS" ] && [ "$PLAT" == "arm64" ]; then
+        # SVT-AV1 NEON intrinsics require macOS 14
+        local macos_ver==$(sw_vers --productVersion | sed 's/\.[0-9]*//')
+        if [ "$macos_ver" -gt "13" ]; then
+            LIBAVIF_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(-DAVIF_CODEC_SVT=LOCAL)
+        fi
+    elif [ "$MB_ML_VER" != "1" ]; then
         LIBAVIF_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(-DAVIF_CODEC_SVT=LOCAL)
     fi