diff --git a/libs/libvmbase/src/arch.rs b/libs/libvmbase/src/arch.rs
index a79ecf1..ded66f2 100644
--- a/libs/libvmbase/src/arch.rs
+++ b/libs/libvmbase/src/arch.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,24 @@
 
 //! Low-level CPU-specific operations.
 
+#[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
 pub mod aarch64;
 
-pub use aarch64::write_volatile_u8;
+/// Write with well-defined compiled behavior.
+///
+/// See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/131894
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `dst` must be valid for writes.
+#[inline]
+pub unsafe fn write_volatile_u8(dst: *mut u8, src: u8) {
+    cfg_if::cfg_if! {
+        if #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")] {
+            // SAFETY: `dst` is valid for writes.
+            unsafe { aarch64::strb(dst, src) }
+        } else {
+            compile_error!("Unsupported target_arch")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/libvmbase/src/arch/aarch64.rs b/libs/libvmbase/src/arch/aarch64.rs
index 992ab27..d8bb2f5 100644
--- a/libs/libvmbase/src/arch/aarch64.rs
+++ b/libs/libvmbase/src/arch/aarch64.rs
@@ -92,14 +92,15 @@
     }};
 }
 
-/// Write with well-defined compiled behavior.
+/// STRB intrinsics.
 ///
 /// See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/131894
 ///
 /// # Safety
 ///
 /// `dst` must be valid for writes.
-pub unsafe fn write_volatile_u8(dst: *mut u8, src: u8) {
+#[inline]
+pub unsafe fn strb(dst: *mut u8, src: u8) {
     // SAFETY: strb only modifies *dst, which must be valid for writes.
     unsafe {
         core::arch::asm!(