diff --git a/src/cpu.cpp b/src/cpu.cpp
index b1afbba3f651..469601f6d248 100644
--- a/src/cpu.cpp
+++ b/src/cpu.cpp
@@ -620,6 +620,20 @@ static int get_cpu_support_x86_avx_vnni()
 #endif
 }
 
+static int check_avx512_flag()
+{
+    const char* ncnn_x86_avx512 = "NCNN_X86_AVX512";
+    const char* value = std::getenv(ncnn_x86_avx512);
+
+    if (value)
+        if (std::string(value) == "0")
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Warning: AVX512 support is disabled by environment variable NCNN_X86_AVX512=0\n");
+            return 0;
+        }
+    return 1;
+}
+
 static int get_cpu_support_x86_avx512()
 {
 #if __APPLE__
@@ -628,6 +642,9 @@ static int get_cpu_support_x86_avx512()
     unsigned int cpu_info[4] = {0};
     x86_cpuid(0, cpu_info);
 
+    if (!check_avx512_flag())
+        return 0;
+
     int nIds = cpu_info[0];
     if (nIds < 7)
         return 0;
@@ -658,6 +675,9 @@ static int get_cpu_support_x86_avx512_vnni()
     unsigned int cpu_info[4] = {0};
     x86_cpuid(0, cpu_info);
 
+    if (!check_avx512_flag())
+        return 0;
+
     int nIds = cpu_info[0];
     if (nIds < 7)
         return 0;
@@ -688,6 +708,9 @@ static int get_cpu_support_x86_avx512_bf16()
     unsigned int cpu_info[4] = {0};
     x86_cpuid(0, cpu_info);
 
+    if (!check_avx512_flag())
+        return 0;
+
     int nIds = cpu_info[0];
     if (nIds < 7)
         return 0;
@@ -714,6 +737,9 @@ static int get_cpu_support_x86_avx512_fp16()
     unsigned int cpu_info[4] = {0};
     x86_cpuid(0, cpu_info);
 
+    if (!check_avx512_flag())
+        return 0;
+
     int nIds = cpu_info[0];
     if (nIds < 7)
         return 0;