diff --git a/py/emitglue.c b/py/emitglue.c
index 0b5903092a..f4b59df3eb 100644
--- a/py/emitglue.c
+++ b/py/emitglue.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ mp_raw_code_t *mp_raw_code_load_mem(const byte *buf, size_t len) {
 // here we define mp_raw_code_load_file depending on the port
 // TODO abstract this away properly
 
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__aarch64__) || (defined(__arm__) && (defined(__unix__)))
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__unix__)
 // unix file reader
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>