diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 14b9cb73..78da398c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CFLAGS -mmmx], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mmmx"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CFLAGS -msse], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -msse"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CFLAGS -msse2], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -msse2"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CFLAGS -msse3], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -msse3"])
+AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CFLAGS -mssse3], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mssse3"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CFLAGS -maes], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -maes"])
 AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([$CFLAGS -mpclmul], [CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mpclmul"])