diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 8eb8f05b362f..9b63c8e845d8 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -55,7 +55,21 @@ if (pipelines.contains('virtual') or get_option('android').allowed()) and \
          '-Wno-unused-parameter')
     libyuv_vars.append_link_args('-ljpeg')
     libyuv = cmake.subproject('libyuv', options : libyuv_vars)
-    libyuv_dep = libyuv.dependency('yuv')
+
+    # Meson fails to apply the -fPIC flag to static libraries produced by CMake
+    # that wraps other static libraries without adding any source file, despite
+    # setting CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE to ON. See
+    # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/10764.
+    #
+    # Work around the issue by wrapping the libyuv static library into another
+    # static library with 'pic' set to true.
+    libyuv_static = static_library('libyuv-static',
+                                   dependencies : libyuv.dependency('yuv'),
+                                   pic : true,
+                                   install : false)
+    libyuv_include = libyuv.include_directories('yuv')
+    libyuv_dep = declare_dependency(link_with : libyuv_static,
+                                    include_directories : libyuv_include)
 endif

 # libcamera must be built first as a dependency to the other components.
diff --git a/subprojects/libyuv.wrap b/subprojects/libyuv.wrap
index 3417e73f376c..e892d8a3b5c3 100644
--- a/subprojects/libyuv.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/libyuv.wrap
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 [wrap-git]
 directory = libyuv
 url = https://chromium.googlesource.com/libyuv/libyuv.git
-revision = 93b1b332cd60b56ab90aea14182755e379c28a80
+revision = 500f45652c459cfccd20f83f297eb66cb7b015cb
+diff_files = libyuv/0004-CMakeLists.txt-Do-not-enable-NEON-for-armel-armhf.patch
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/libyuv/0004-CMakeLists.txt-Do-not-enable-NEON-for-armel-armhf.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/libyuv/0004-CMakeLists.txt-Do-not-enable-NEON-for-armel-armhf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70cbc2c7d32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/libyuv/0004-CMakeLists.txt-Do-not-enable-NEON-for-armel-armhf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+From: Boyuan Yang <byang@debian.org>
+Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 08:07:01 -0500
+Subject: CMakeLists.txt: Do not enable NEON for armel armhf
+
+According to https://wiki.debian.org/ArchitectureSpecificsMemo#armel
+the armhf architecture does not guarantee NEON. Do not enable NEON
+on armhf. Also disable NEON for armel to prevent FTBFS
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt | 19 ++++++++++---------
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index bf8be36..783c3d4 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -95,16 +95,17 @@ endif()
+ if(NOT MSVC)
+   string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" arch_lowercase)
+
++# Debian-specific: Do not enable Arm Neon kernels on non-arm64 architectures.
+   if(arch_lowercase MATCHES "^arm" AND NOT arch_lowercase STREQUAL "arm64")
+-    # Enable Arm Neon kernels.
+-    add_definitions(-DLIBYUV_NEON=1)
+-    add_library(${ly_lib_name}_neon OBJECT
+-      ${ly_src_dir}/compare_neon.cc
+-      ${ly_src_dir}/rotate_neon.cc
+-      ${ly_src_dir}/row_neon.cc
+-      ${ly_src_dir}/scale_neon.cc)
+-    target_compile_options(${ly_lib_name}_neon PRIVATE -mfpu=neon)
+-    list(APPEND ly_lib_parts $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${ly_lib_name}_neon>)
++    message("Debian-specific: Not enabling NEON on ${arch_lowercase}.")
++#    add_definitions(-DLIBYUV_NEON=1)
++#    add_library(${ly_lib_name}_neon OBJECT
++#      ${ly_src_dir}/compare_neon.cc
++#      ${ly_src_dir}/rotate_neon.cc
++#      ${ly_src_dir}/row_neon.cc
++#      ${ly_src_dir}/scale_neon.cc)
++#    target_compile_options(${ly_lib_name}_neon PRIVATE -mfpu=neon)
++#    list(APPEND ly_lib_parts $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${ly_lib_name}_neon>)
+   endif()
+
+   if(arch_lowercase STREQUAL "aarch64" OR arch_lowercase STREQUAL "arm64")