diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template
index 0a7f6c42aaa..fdf42409122 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/${pkgname/1/}/${pkgname/1/}-${version#*:}.tar.xz"
 checksum=4d6273dc3f5a94bcc53ccfe0711cfddd49e31371d1136bf62fa1ecc604fc6550
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "i686" -o "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "x86_64" ]; then
+	CFLAGS="-msse2"
+fi
+
 # Package build options
 build_options="cdparanoia gir"
 desc_option_cdparanoia="Enable support for CD audio (cdparanoia)"