diff --git a/converters/simdutf/Makefile b/converters/simdutf/Makefile
index 4c9ff6c8e79e..9b41935376de 100644
--- a/converters/simdutf/Makefile
+++ b/converters/simdutf/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	simdutf
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	5.7.1
+DISTVERSION=	5.7.2
 CATEGORIES=	converters textproc
 
 MAINTAINER=	fuz@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Unicode validation and transcoding with SIMD
 WWW=		https://simdutf.github.io/simdutf/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20 MIT
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 LICENSE_FILE_APACHE20=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-APACHE
 LICENSE_FILE_MIT=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-MIT
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++17-lang pathfix python:build,test
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
+# test suite fails on armv7 with -fno-strict-aliasing
+# see https://github.com/simdutf/simdutf/issues/581
+WITHOUT_NO_STRICT_ALIASING=	yes
+
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	SIMDUTF_TESTS
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_OFF=	SIMDUTF_TESTS
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	ICONV TOOLS
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	ICONV TOOLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 TOOLS_DESC=		Build tools
 
 ICONV_USES=	iconv
 ICONV_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_ICONV
 
 TOOLS_CMAKE_BOOL=	SIMDUTF_TOOLS
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/converters/simdutf/distinfo b/converters/simdutf/distinfo
index 39d8c8a76d4f..ac5c9863fa36 100644
--- a/converters/simdutf/distinfo
+++ b/converters/simdutf/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1735033956
-SHA256 (simdutf-simdutf-v5.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = fb63e8a3a495253ba36c545fac8aa311a7e3bdfd0cce505a5ded9c48491323d8
-SIZE (simdutf-simdutf-v5.7.1_GH0.tar.gz) = 2078811
+TIMESTAMP = 1735255855
+SHA256 (simdutf-simdutf-v5.7.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 6884f4978cf8a0bab0c39e86d9b6e6057dca41a1d591ca2623fb87f9d5dc83bf
+SIZE (simdutf-simdutf-v5.7.2_GH0.tar.gz) = 2079493