diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fcf3006..50a11e8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "")
     string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" TARGET_ARCHITECTURE)
 endif (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "")
 
-if (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES ".*(x86)|(amd).*")
+if (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES ".*(x86|amd|i686).*")
     CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG(-msse2 SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE2)
     CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG(-mfpmath=sse SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE_MATH)
     if (CHECK_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE_MATH)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES ".*(x86)|(amd).*")
         set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -ffloat-store")
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -ffloat-store")
     endif (CHECK_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE_MATH)
-endif (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES ".*(x86)|(amd).*")
+endif (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES ".*(x86|amd|i686).*")
 
 configure_file(
 	uchardet.pc.in