diff --git a/fipstest.cpp b/fipstest.cpp
index 71e78170..132c6510 100644
--- a/fipstest.cpp
+++ b/fipstest.cpp
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ bool IntegrityCheckModule(const char *moduleFilename, const byte *expectedModule
 					}
 				}
 
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1400
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1400 && !defined(_M_ARM)
 				// first byte of _CRT_DEBUGGER_HOOK gets modified in memory by the debugger invisibly, so read it from file
 				if (IsDebuggerPresent())
 				{