diff --git a/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/prim.h b/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/prim.h
index 8a60d528458..322ab29e6b4 100644
--- a/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/prim.h
+++ b/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/prim.h
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ static inline mi_threadid_t _mi_prim_thread_id(void) mi_attr_noexcept {
 // If you test on another platform and it works please send a PR :-)
 // see also https://akkadia.org/drepper/tls.pdf for more info on the TLS register.
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && ( \
-           (defined(__GLIBC__)   && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__))) \
+           (defined(__GLIBC__)   && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || (defined(__arm__) && __ARM_ARCH >= 7) || defined(__aarch64__))) \
         || (defined(__APPLE__)   && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__aarch64__))) \
-        || (defined(__BIONIC__)  && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__arm__) || defined(__aarch64__))) \
+        || (defined(__BIONIC__)  && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || (defined(__arm__) && __ARM_ARCH >= 7) || defined(__aarch64__))) \
         || (defined(__FreeBSD__) && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__aarch64__))) \
         || (defined(__OpenBSD__) && (defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__aarch64__))) \
       )
diff --git a/Include/object.h b/Include/object.h
index 78aa7ad0f45..b53f9acfebd 100644
--- a/Include/object.h
+++ b/Include/object.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ _Py_ThreadId(void)
     __asm__("movq %%gs:0, %0" : "=r" (tid));  // x86_64 macOSX uses GS
 #elif defined(__x86_64__)
    __asm__("movq %%fs:0, %0" : "=r" (tid));  // x86_64 Linux, BSD uses FS
-#elif defined(__arm__)
+#elif defined(__arm__) && __ARM_ARCH >= 7
     __asm__ ("mrc p15, 0, %0, c13, c0, 3\nbic %0, %0, #3" : "=r" (tid));
 #elif defined(__aarch64__) && defined(__APPLE__)
     __asm__ ("mrs %0, tpidrro_el0" : "=r" (tid));
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-10-16-12-12-39.gh-issue-125444.9tG2X6.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-10-16-12-12-39.gh-issue-125444.9tG2X6.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13c1e745edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-10-16-12-12-39.gh-issue-125444.9tG2X6.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix illegal instruction for older Arm architectures. Patch by Diego Russo, testing by Ross Burton.