--- a/cmake/modules/BuildSPDK.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BuildSPDK.cmake
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ macro(build_spdk)
     # unset $CFLAGS, otherwise it will interfere with how SPDK sets
     # its include directory.
     # unset $LDFLAGS, otherwise SPDK will fail to mock some functions.
-    BUILD_COMMAND env -i PATH=$ENV{PATH} CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} ${make_cmd} EXTRA_CFLAGS="${spdk_CFLAGS}"
+    BUILD_COMMAND env -i PATH=$ENV{PATH} CC=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} ${make_cmd} EXTRA_CFLAGS="${spdk_CFLAGS}" C_OPT="-mssse3"
     BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
     INSTALL_COMMAND "true")
   unset(make_cmd)
