diff --git a/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig
index 87f6b9eb1026d63bb8f959f53a4eee4404b950ab..1e736a6e867be527eecb308e75ea55b2b6d3e3ca 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/arm/CodeGen.zig
@@ -3017,36 +3017,41 @@ fn airCmp(self: *Self, inst: Air.Inst.Index, op: math.CompareOperator) !void {
         const rhs = try self.resolveInst(bin_op.rhs);
         const lhs_ty = self.air.typeOf(bin_op.lhs);
 
-        switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-            .Optional => return self.fail("TODO ARM cmp optionals", .{}),
+        var int_buffer: Type.Payload.Bits = undefined;
+        const int_ty = switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
+            .Optional => blk: {
+                var opt_buffer: Type.Payload.ElemType = undefined;
+                const payload_ty = lhs_ty.optionalChild(&opt_buffer);
+                if (!payload_ty.hasRuntimeBitsIgnoreComptime()) {
+                    break :blk Type.initTag(.u1);
+                } else if (lhs_ty.isPtrLikeOptional()) {
+                    break :blk Type.usize;
+                } else {
+                    return self.fail("TODO ARM cmp non-pointer optionals", .{});
+                }
+            },
             .Float => return self.fail("TODO ARM cmp floats", .{}),
-            .Int, .Bool, .Pointer, .ErrorSet, .Enum => {
-                var int_buffer: Type.Payload.Bits = undefined;
-                const int_ty = switch (lhs_ty.zigTypeTag()) {
-                    .Enum => lhs_ty.intTagType(&int_buffer),
-                    .Int => lhs_ty,
-                    .Bool => Type.initTag(.u1),
-                    .Pointer => Type.usize,
-                    .ErrorSet => Type.initTag(.u16),
-                    else => unreachable,
-                };
-
-                const int_info = int_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
-                if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
-                    try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
-                    self.compare_flags_inst = inst;
-
-                    _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, inst, lhs, rhs, int_ty, int_ty);
-
-                    break :result switch (int_info.signedness) {
-                        .signed => MCValue{ .compare_flags_signed = op },
-                        .unsigned => MCValue{ .compare_flags_unsigned = op },
-                    };
-                } else {
-                    return self.fail("TODO ARM cmp for ints > 32 bits", .{});
-                }
-            },
+            .Enum => lhs_ty.intTagType(&int_buffer),
+            .Int => lhs_ty,
+            .Bool => Type.initTag(.u1),
+            .Pointer => Type.usize,
+            .ErrorSet => Type.initTag(.u16),
             else => unreachable,
+        };
+
+        const int_info = int_ty.intInfo(self.target.*);
+        if (int_info.bits <= 32) {
+            try self.spillCompareFlagsIfOccupied();
+            self.compare_flags_inst = inst;
+
+            _ = try self.binOp(.cmp_eq, inst, lhs, rhs, int_ty, int_ty);
+
+            break :result switch (int_info.signedness) {
+                .signed => MCValue{ .compare_flags_signed = op },
+                .unsigned => MCValue{ .compare_flags_unsigned = op },
+            };
+        } else {
+            return self.fail("TODO ARM cmp for ints > 32 bits", .{});
         }
     };
     return self.finishAir(inst, result, .{ bin_op.lhs, bin_op.rhs, .none });
diff --git a/test/behavior/optional.zig b/test/behavior/optional.zig
index d9c16da06612ad800e2fc73b8bbdbebe2220331d..10d829a2c0982c1fd29352058cc515206cd46bec 100644
--- a/test/behavior/optional.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/optional.zig
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ test "optional pointer to size zero struct" {
 }
 
 test "equality compare optional pointers" {
-    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
-
     try testNullPtrsEql();
     comptime try testNullPtrsEql();
 }