diff --git a/lib/cli-compiler/src/commands/compile.rs b/lib/cli-compiler/src/commands/compile.rs
index 5f0d4286873..a5af2443c65 100644
--- a/lib/cli-compiler/src/commands/compile.rs
+++ b/lib/cli-compiler/src/commands/compile.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use wasmer_compiler::{ArtifactBuild, ArtifactCreate, ModuleEnvironment};
 use wasmer_types::entity::PrimaryMap;
 use wasmer_types::{
-    CompileError, CpuFeature, MemoryIndex, MemoryStyle, TableIndex, TableStyle, Target, Triple,
+    Architecture, CompileError, CpuFeature, MemoryIndex, MemoryStyle, TableIndex, TableStyle, Target, Triple,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ impl Compile {
                     .fold(CpuFeature::set(), |a, b| a | b);
                 // Cranelift requires SSE2, so we have this "hack" for now to facilitate
                 // usage
-                features |= CpuFeature::SSE2;
+                if target_triple.architecture == Architecture::X86_64 {
+                    features |= CpuFeature::SSE2;
+                }
                 Target::new(target_triple.clone(), features)
             })
             .unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs
index bc93aa3e3c7..d6be43411c9 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/compile.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ impl Compile {
                     .fold(CpuFeature::set(), |a, b| a | b);
                 // Cranelift requires SSE2, so we have this "hack" for now to facilitate
                 // usage
-                features |= CpuFeature::SSE2;
+                if target_triple.architecture == Architecture::X86_64 {
+                    features |= CpuFeature::SSE2;
+                }
                 Target::new(target_triple.clone(), features)
             })
             .unwrap_or_default();