diff --git a/aom_dsp/arm/avg_neon.c b/aom_dsp/arm/avg_neon.c
index fa9a141..dadf373 100644
--- a/aom_dsp/arm/avg_neon.c
+++ b/aom_dsp/arm/avg_neon.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <arm_neon.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #include "config/aom_dsp_rtcd.h"
 #include "aom/aom_integer.h"
@@ -120,24 +121,33 @@
 void aom_int_pro_col_neon(int16_t *vbuf, const uint8_t *ref,
                           const int ref_stride, const int width,
                           const int height, int norm_factor) {
-  for (int ht = 0; ht < height; ++ht) {
-    uint16x8_t sum = vdupq_n_u16(0);
-    for (int wd = 0; wd < width; wd += 16) {
-      const uint8x16_t vec = vld1q_u8(ref + wd);
-      sum = vaddq_u16(sum, vpaddlq_u8(vec));
+  assert(width % 16 == 0);
+  assert(height % 4 == 0);
+
+  const int16x4_t neg_norm_factor = vdup_n_s16(-norm_factor);
+  uint16x8_t sum[4];
+
+  int h = 0;
+  do {
+    sum[0] = vpaddlq_u8(vld1q_u8(ref + 0 * ref_stride));
+    sum[1] = vpaddlq_u8(vld1q_u8(ref + 1 * ref_stride));
+    sum[2] = vpaddlq_u8(vld1q_u8(ref + 2 * ref_stride));
+    sum[3] = vpaddlq_u8(vld1q_u8(ref + 3 * ref_stride));
+
+    for (int w = 16; w < width; w += 16) {
+      sum[0] = vpadalq_u8(sum[0], vld1q_u8(ref + 0 * ref_stride + w));
+      sum[1] = vpadalq_u8(sum[1], vld1q_u8(ref + 1 * ref_stride + w));
+      sum[2] = vpadalq_u8(sum[2], vld1q_u8(ref + 2 * ref_stride + w));
+      sum[3] = vpadalq_u8(sum[3], vld1q_u8(ref + 3 * ref_stride + w));
     }
 
-#if defined(__aarch64__)
-    vbuf[ht] = ((int16_t)vaddvq_u16(sum)) >> norm_factor;
-#else
-    const uint32x4_t a = vpaddlq_u16(sum);
-    const uint64x2_t b = vpaddlq_u32(a);
-    const uint32x2_t c = vadd_u32(vreinterpret_u32_u64(vget_low_u64(b)),
-                                  vreinterpret_u32_u64(vget_high_u64(b)));
-    vbuf[ht] = ((int16_t)vget_lane_u32(c, 0)) >> norm_factor;
-#endif
-    ref += ref_stride;
-  }
+    uint16x4_t sum_4d = vmovn_u32(horizontal_add_4d_u16x8(sum));
+    int16x4_t avg = vshl_s16(vreinterpret_s16_u16(sum_4d), neg_norm_factor);
+    vst1_s16(vbuf + h, avg);
+
+    ref += 4 * ref_stride;
+    h += 4;
+  } while (h < height);
 }
 
 // coeff: 16 bits, dynamic range [-32640, 32640].