diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 28719ed30c..d61a7e59dd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -17578,8 +17578,10 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 # Check for ARMv8 CRC Extension intrinsics to do CRC calculations.
 #
 # First check if __crc32c* intrinsics can be used with the default compiler
-# flags. If not, check if adding -march=armv8-a+crc flag helps.
-# CFLAGS_CRC is set if the extra flag is required.
+# flags. If not, check if adding -march=armv8-a+crc flag helps. On systems
+# using hard-float ABI, it may be that "-march=armv8-a+crc" will be rejected
+# but "-march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3" will work, so next try that.
+# CFLAGS_CRC is set if extra flag(s) are required.
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for __crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd with CFLAGS=" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for __crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd with CFLAGS=... " >&6; }
 if ${pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics_+:} false; then :
@@ -17661,6 +17663,48 @@ if test x"$pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics__march_armv8_apcrc" = x"yes"; then
   pgac_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics=yes
 fi
 
+  if test x"$pgac_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics" != x"yes"; then
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for __crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd with CFLAGS=-march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for __crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd with CFLAGS=-march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics__march_armv8_apcrc__mfpu_vfpv3+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+CFLAGS="$pgac_save_CFLAGS -march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <arm_acle.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+unsigned int crc = 0;
+   crc = __crc32cb(crc, 0);
+   crc = __crc32ch(crc, 0);
+   crc = __crc32cw(crc, 0);
+   crc = __crc32cd(crc, 0);
+   /* return computed value, to prevent the above being optimized away */
+   return crc == 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics__march_armv8_apcrc__mfpu_vfpv3=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics__march_armv8_apcrc__mfpu_vfpv3=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+CFLAGS="$pgac_save_CFLAGS"
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics__march_armv8_apcrc__mfpu_vfpv3" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics__march_armv8_apcrc__mfpu_vfpv3" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics__march_armv8_apcrc__mfpu_vfpv3" = x"yes"; then
+  CFLAGS_CRC="-march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3"
+  pgac_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics=yes
+fi
+
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Check for LoongArch CRC intrinsics to do CRC calculations.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 533f4ab78a..7bed68c7de 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2093,11 +2093,16 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], [
 # Check for ARMv8 CRC Extension intrinsics to do CRC calculations.
 #
 # First check if __crc32c* intrinsics can be used with the default compiler
-# flags. If not, check if adding -march=armv8-a+crc flag helps.
-# CFLAGS_CRC is set if the extra flag is required.
+# flags. If not, check if adding -march=armv8-a+crc flag helps. On systems
+# using hard-float ABI, it may be that "-march=armv8-a+crc" will be rejected
+# but "-march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3" will work, so next try that.
+# CFLAGS_CRC is set if extra flag(s) are required.
 PGAC_ARMV8_CRC32C_INTRINSICS([])
 if test x"$pgac_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics" != x"yes"; then
   PGAC_ARMV8_CRC32C_INTRINSICS([-march=armv8-a+crc])
+  if test x"$pgac_armv8_crc32c_intrinsics" != x"yes"; then
+    PGAC_ARMV8_CRC32C_INTRINSICS([-march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3])
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Check for LoongArch CRC intrinsics to do CRC calculations.
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b64d253fe4..4bf730e40a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2294,6 +2294,13 @@ int main(void)
     cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C', false)
     cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C_WITH_RUNTIME_CHECK', 1)
     have_optimized_crc = true
+  elif cc.links(prog, name: '__crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd with -march=armv8-a+crc -mfpu=vfpv3',
+      args: test_c_args + ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-mfpu=vfpv3'])
+    # Use ARM CRC Extension, with runtime check
+    cflags_crc += ['-march=armv8-a+crc', '-mfpu=vfpv3']
+    cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C', false)
+    cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C_WITH_RUNTIME_CHECK', 1)
+    have_optimized_crc = true
   endif
 
 elif host_cpu == 'loongarch64'