diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a07891..e212b4a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,15 +44,18 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 	option(BUILD_STATIC "Build static library" ON)
 endif (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
-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)
-    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -msse2 -mfpmath=sse")
-    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -msse2 -mfpmath=sse")
-else (CHECK_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE_MATH)
-    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)
+string(TOLOWER ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} TARGET_ARCHITECTURE)
+if (TARGET_ARCHITECTURE MATCHES ".*(x86)|(amd).*")
+    CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG(-msse2 SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE2)
+    CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG(-mfpmath=sse SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE_MATH)
+    if (CHECK_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE_MATH)
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -msse2 -mfpmath=sse")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -msse2 -mfpmath=sse")
+    else (CHECK_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE2 AND SUPPORTS_CFLAG_SSE_MATH)
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${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).*")
 
 configure_file(
 	uchardet.pc.in