diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 05a15432..b8b7bb6f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,16 @@ if(WIN32)
   add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
   add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 endif ()
-add_compile_options(-mssse3 -msse4.1)
+
+include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
+
+check_c_compiler_flag(-mssse3 HAS_SSSE3)
+check_c_compiler_flag(-msse4.1 HAS_SSE4_1)
+
+if (HAS_SSSE3 AND HAS_SSE4_1)
+  add_compile_options(-mssse3 -msse4.1)
+endif ()
+
 if(${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} MATCHES Debug)
   #add_compile_options(-fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined)
   #add_link_options(-fsanitize=address -fsanitize=undefined)