diff --git a/opencv.spec b/opencv.spec
index 29ee446..28bfed5 100644
--- a/opencv.spec
+++ b/opencv.spec
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ popd
  -DWITH_UNICAP=ON \
  -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON \
  -DWITH_CAROTENE=OFF \
+%ifarch x86_64 %{ix86}
+ -DCPU_BASELINE=SSE2 \
+%endif
  -DENABLE_PRECOMPILED_HEADERS=OFF \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=ReleaseWithDebInfo \
  %{?with_java: -DBUILD_opencv_java=ON \