diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index bbe8061c..1f8d43da 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ EXEC_PREFIX?=$(PREFIX)
 BOOTDIR?=$(EXEC_PREFIX)/boot
 INCLUDEDIR?=$(PREFIX)/include
  
-CFLAGS:=$(CFLAGS) -D__is_kernel -Iinclude -fstack-protector -ffreestanding -Wall -Wextra -Werror=return-type -fno-omit-frame-pointer
+CFLAGS:=$(CFLAGS) -D__is_kernel -Iinclude -fstack-protector -ffreestanding -Wall -Wextra -Werror=return-type -fno-omit-frame-pointer -mno-sse -mno-sse2
 CPPFLAGS:=$(CPPFLAGS) -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 LDFLAGS:=$(LDFLAGS)
 LIBS:=$(LIBS) -nostdlib -lk -lbank -lgcc