diff --git a/builder/builder_test.go b/builder/builder_test.go
index cff43db88..c38d360af 100644
--- a/builder/builder_test.go
+++ b/builder/builder_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/tinygo-org/tinygo/compileopts"
@@ -60,7 +61,11 @@ func TestClangAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		{GOOS: "darwin", GOARCH: "arm64"},
 		{GOOS: "windows", GOARCH: "amd64"},
 	} {
-		t.Run("GOOS="+options.GOOS+",GOARCH="+options.GOARCH, func(t *testing.T) {
+		name := "GOOS=" + options.GOOS + ",GOARCH=" + options.GOARCH
+		if options.GOARCH == "arm" {
+			name += ",GOARM=" + options.GOARM
+		}
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			testClangAttributes(t, options)
 		})
 	}
@@ -131,12 +136,12 @@ func testClangAttributes(t *testing.T, options *compileopts.Options) {
 		t.Errorf("target has CPU %#v but Clang makes it CPU %#v", config.CPU(), cpu)
 	}
 	if features != config.Features() {
-		if llvm.Version != "11.0.0" {
-			// This needs to be removed once we switch to LLVM 12.
-			// LLVM 11.0.0 uses a different "target-features" string than LLVM
-			// 11.1.0 for Thumb targets. The Xtensa fork is still based on LLVM
-			// 11.0.0, so we need to skip this check on that version.
-			t.Errorf("target has LLVM features %#v but Clang makes it %#v", config.Features(), features)
+		if hasBuiltinTools || runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+			// Skip this step when using an external Clang invocation on Linux.
+			// The reason is that Debian has patched Clang in a way that
+			// modifies the LLVM features string, changing lots of FPU/float
+			// related flags. We want to test vanilla Clang, not Debian Clang.
+			t.Errorf("target has LLVM features\n\t%#v\nbut Clang makes it\n\t%#v", config.Features(), features)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/compileopts/target.go b/compileopts/target.go
index 2e5f5487d..ba19cae08 100644
--- a/compileopts/target.go
+++ b/compileopts/target.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func defaultTarget(goos, goarch, triple string) (*TargetSpec, error) {
 		case "armv6":
 			spec.Features = "+armv6,+dsp,+fp64,+strict-align,+vfp2,+vfp2sp,-thumb-mode"
 		case "armv7":
-			spec.Features = "+armv7-a,+dsp,+fp64,+vfp2,+vfp2sp,+vfp3d16,+vfp3d16sp,-thumb-mode"
+			spec.Features = "+armv7-a,+d32,+dsp,+fp64,+neon,+vfp2,+vfp2sp,+vfp3,+vfp3d16,+vfp3d16sp,+vfp3sp,-thumb-mode"
 		}
 	case "arm64":
 		spec.CPU = "generic"
diff --git a/targets/cortex-m0.json b/targets/cortex-m0.json
index fe3568058..315d66582 100644
--- a/targets/cortex-m0.json
+++ b/targets/cortex-m0.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 	"inherits": ["cortex-m"],
 	"llvm-target": "thumbv6m-unknown-unknown-eabi",
 	"cpu": "cortex-m0",
-	"features": "+armv6-m,+soft-float,+strict-align,+thumb-mode,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-d32,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp-armv8,-fp-armv8d16,-fp-armv8d16sp,-fp-armv8sp,-fp16,-fp16fml,-fp64,-fpregs,-fullfp16,-hwdiv,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-neon,-ras,-sb,-sha2,-vfp2,-vfp2sp,-vfp3,-vfp3d16,-vfp3d16sp,-vfp3sp,-vfp4,-vfp4d16,-vfp4d16sp,-vfp4sp"
+	"features": "+armv6-m,+strict-align,+thumb-mode,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp16fml,-fullfp16,-hwdiv,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-ras,-sb,-sha2"
 }
diff --git a/targets/cortex-m0plus.json b/targets/cortex-m0plus.json
index a21d06ca7..6ac9b531e 100644
--- a/targets/cortex-m0plus.json
+++ b/targets/cortex-m0plus.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 	"inherits": ["cortex-m"],
 	"llvm-target": "thumbv6m-unknown-unknown-eabi",
 	"cpu": "cortex-m0plus",
-	"features": "+armv6-m,+soft-float,+strict-align,+thumb-mode,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-d32,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp-armv8,-fp-armv8d16,-fp-armv8d16sp,-fp-armv8sp,-fp16,-fp16fml,-fp64,-fpregs,-fullfp16,-hwdiv,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-neon,-ras,-sb,-sha2,-vfp2,-vfp2sp,-vfp3,-vfp3d16,-vfp3d16sp,-vfp3sp,-vfp4,-vfp4d16,-vfp4d16sp,-vfp4sp"
+	"features": "+armv6-m,+strict-align,+thumb-mode,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp16fml,-fullfp16,-hwdiv,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-ras,-sb,-sha2"
 }
diff --git a/targets/cortex-m3.json b/targets/cortex-m3.json
index 7b878d52e..07d88dfe6 100644
--- a/targets/cortex-m3.json
+++ b/targets/cortex-m3.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 	"inherits": ["cortex-m"],
 	"llvm-target": "thumbv7m-unknown-unknown-eabi",
 	"cpu": "cortex-m3",
-	"features": "+armv7-m,+hwdiv,+soft-float,+strict-align,+thumb-mode,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-d32,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp-armv8,-fp-armv8d16,-fp-armv8d16sp,-fp-armv8sp,-fp16,-fp16fml,-fp64,-fpregs,-fullfp16,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-neon,-ras,-sb,-sha2,-vfp2,-vfp2sp,-vfp3,-vfp3d16,-vfp3d16sp,-vfp3sp,-vfp4,-vfp4d16,-vfp4d16sp,-vfp4sp"
+	"features": "+armv7-m,+hwdiv,+strict-align,+thumb-mode,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp16fml,-fullfp16,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-ras,-sb,-sha2"
 }
diff --git a/targets/gameboy-advance.json b/targets/gameboy-advance.json
index 24e16cdad..2467b4b91 100644
--- a/targets/gameboy-advance.json
+++ b/targets/gameboy-advance.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"llvm-target": "armv4t-unknown-unknown-eabi",
 	"cpu": "arm7tdmi",
-	"features": "+armv4t,+soft-float,+strict-align,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-d32,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp-armv8,-fp-armv8d16,-fp-armv8d16sp,-fp-armv8sp,-fp16,-fp16fml,-fp64,-fpregs,-fullfp16,-hwdiv,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-neon,-ras,-sb,-sha2,-thumb-mode,-vfp2,-vfp2sp,-vfp3,-vfp3d16,-vfp3d16sp,-vfp3sp,-vfp4,-vfp4d16,-vfp4d16sp,-vfp4sp",
+	"features": "+armv4t,+strict-align,-aes,-bf16,-cdecp0,-cdecp1,-cdecp2,-cdecp3,-cdecp4,-cdecp5,-cdecp6,-cdecp7,-crc,-crypto,-dotprod,-dsp,-fp16fml,-fullfp16,-hwdiv,-hwdiv-arm,-i8mm,-lob,-mve,-mve.fp,-ras,-sb,-sha2,-thumb-mode",
 	"build-tags": ["gameboyadvance", "arm7tdmi", "baremetal", "linux", "arm"],
 	"goos": "linux",
 	"goarch": "arm",