diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/catalyst/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/catalyst/package.py
index 357ec3d589a..b59e18f47fe 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/catalyst/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/catalyst/package.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def nvariant_bool(feature):
         else:
             cmake_args.append('-DPARAVIEW_ENABLE_PYTHON:BOOL=OFF')
 
-        if spec.platform == 'linux' and spec.target == 'aarch64':
+        if spec.platform == 'linux' and spec.target.family == 'aarch64':
             cmake_args.append('-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-DPNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=0')
             cmake_args.append('-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-DPNG_ARM_NEON_OPT=0')