diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa/package.py
index 9cc0801dad4..dba6c5d982d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mesa/package.py
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ def configure_args(self):
         args_gallium_drivers = ['swrast']
         args_dri_drivers = []
 
+        if 'arm' in spec.architecture.target.lower():
+            args.append('--disable-libunwind')
+
         num_frontends = 0
         if '+osmesa' in spec:
             num_frontends += 1