diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
index 2305d08b2..801cf2bdc 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
@@ -3540,17 +3540,14 @@ int ggml_prepare_optimal_kernel(struct ggml_tensor * cur, const void * data, siz
 #if defined(__ARM_ARCH)
     if (ggml_cpu_has_sve() && ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8() && ggml_cpu_get_sve_cnt() == QK8_0) {
         repack_q4_0_to_q4_0_8_bl(cur, 8, data, data_size);
-        cur->type = GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_8_8;
         ret = 0;
     }
     else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon() && ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) {
         repack_q4_0_to_q4_0_4_bl(cur, 8, data, data_size);
-        cur->type = GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_4_8;
         ret = 0;
     }
     else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon()) {
         repack_q4_0_to_q4_0_4_bl(cur, 4, data, data_size);
-        cur->type = GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_4_4;
         ret = 0;
     }
 #endif
@@ -3560,4 +3557,23 @@ int ggml_prepare_optimal_kernel(struct ggml_tensor * cur, const void * data, siz
     GGML_UNUSED(data);
     GGML_UNUSED(data_size);
 }
+
+enum ggml_type ggml_get_optimal_type(const struct ggml_tensor * cur) {
+#if defined(__ARM_ARCH)
+    if (cur->type == GGML_TYPE_Q4_0) {
+        if (ggml_cpu_has_sve() && ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8() && ggml_cpu_get_sve_cnt() == QK8_0) {
+            return GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_8_8;
+        }
+        else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon() && ggml_cpu_has_matmul_int8()) {
+            return GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_4_8;
+        }
+        else if (ggml_cpu_has_neon()) {
+            return GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_4_4;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+    return cur->type;
+
+    GGML_UNUSED(cur);
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.h b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.h
index 61860fcfb..0353c6be4 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.h
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ void ggml_gemm_q4_0_8x8_q8_0(int n, float * GGML_RESTRICT s, size_t bs, const vo
 
 #ifdef GGML_USE_CPU_AARCH64
 int ggml_prepare_optimal_kernel(struct ggml_tensor * cur, const void * data, size_t data_size);
+enum ggml_type ggml_get_optimal_type(const struct ggml_tensor * cur);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
index 959860424..b21a92a76 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
@@ -2638,11 +2638,7 @@ static bool ggml_backend_cpu_device_supports_op(ggml_backend_dev_t dev, const st
 #ifdef GGML_USE_CPU_AARCH64
     const struct ggml_tensor *tensor = op->src[0];
     if (tensor && tensor->buffer && (strcmp(tensor->buffer->buft->iface.get_name(tensor->buffer->buft),"CPU_AARCH64") == 0)) {
-        if ((op->op == GGML_OP_MUL_MAT) &&
-            (tensor->type == GGML_TYPE_Q4_0 ||
-             tensor->type == GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_4_4 ||
-             tensor->type == GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_4_8 ||
-             tensor->type == GGML_TYPE_Q4_0_8_8)) {
+        if (op->op == GGML_OP_MUL_MAT && tensor->type == GGML_TYPE_Q4_0) {
             return op->src[1]->type == GGML_TYPE_F32 || op->src[1]->type == ggml_get_type_traits_cpu(tensor->type)->vec_dot_type;
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu.c b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu.c
index de1de18ec..b62fd3413 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cpu.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cpu.c
@@ -7425,7 +7425,13 @@ static void ggml_compute_forward_mul_mat(
     const int ith = params->ith;
     const int nth = params->nth;
 
-    const enum ggml_type type = src0->type;
+    enum ggml_type type = src0->type;
+
+#ifdef GGML_USE_CPU_AARCH64
+    if (strcmp(src0->buffer->buft->iface.get_name(src0->buffer->buft),"CPU_AARCH64") == 0) {
+        type  = ggml_get_optimal_type(src0);
+    }
+#endif
 
     enum ggml_type           const vec_dot_type         = type_traits_cpu[type].vec_dot_type;
     ggml_from_float_t        const from_float           = ggml_get_type_traits(vec_dot_type)->from_float;