diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 150f179..c1a6b4c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -383,13 +383,28 @@ if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR AND BUILD_TESTING)
   if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
     find_program(HARDENING_CHECK hardening-check)
     if(HARDENING_CHECK)
-      # Control flow integrity (CET) is x86-only and branch protection (PAC/BTI)
-      # is arm64-only, so ignore whichever doesn't apply.
-      if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL aarch64 OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
-                                                    STREQUAL arm64)
-        set(hardening_check_arch_flags --nocfprotection)
-      else()
-        set(hardening_check_arch_flags --nobranchprotection)
+      # Not all versions of hardening-check support the same options, so query
+      # the help output before using architecture-specific skips.
+      execute_process(
+        COMMAND ${HARDENING_CHECK} --help
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE hardening_check_help
+        ERROR_VARIABLE hardening_check_help
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+        RESULT_VARIABLE hardening_check_help_result)
+      set(hardening_check_arch_flags "")
+      if(hardening_check_help_result EQUAL 0)
+        # Control flow integrity (CET) is x86-only and branch protection
+        # (PAC/BTI) is arm64-only, so ignore whichever doesn't apply.
+        if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL aarch64 OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR
+                                                      STREQUAL arm64)
+          if(hardening_check_help MATCHES "nocfprotection")
+            list(APPEND hardening_check_arch_flags --nocfprotection)
+          endif()
+        else()
+          if(hardening_check_help MATCHES "nobranchprotection")
+            list(APPEND hardening_check_arch_flags --nobranchprotection)
+          endif()
+        endif()
       endif()
       add_test(
         NAME hardening_check