diff --git a/gcore/gdal_minmax_element.hpp b/gcore/gdal_minmax_element.hpp
index 62b3dee7e9da..e3227ae5b15e 100644
--- a/gcore/gdal_minmax_element.hpp
+++ b/gcore/gdal_minmax_element.hpp
@@ -33,14 +33,18 @@
 #error "Please define the GDAL_MINMAXELT_NS macro to define the namespace"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_NEON_OPTIMIZATIONS
+#include "include_sse2neon.h"
+#define GDAL_MINMAX_ELEMENT_USE_SSE2
+#else
 #if defined(__x86_64) || defined(_M_X64)
 #define GDAL_MINMAX_ELEMENT_USE_SSE2
 #endif
-
 #ifdef GDAL_MINMAX_ELEMENT_USE_SSE2
 // SSE2 header
 #include <emmintrin.h>
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #include "gdal_priv_templates.hpp"
 #if GDAL_VERSION < GDAL_COMPUTE_VERSION(3, 10, 0)