diff --git a/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index ad15b8f25..b3310e87e 100644
--- a/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ function (build_core TARGET_CORE KDIR TSUFFIX KERNEL_DEFINITIONS)
 
     # Makefile.L3
     set(USE_TRMM false)
-
-    if (ARM OR ARM64 OR "${TARGET_CORE}" STREQUAL "LONGSOON3B" OR "${TARGET_CORE}" STREQUAL "GENERIC" OR "${CORE}" STREQUAL "generic" OR "${TARGET_CORE}" STREQUAL "HASWELL" OR "${CORE}" STREQUAL "haswell" OR "${CORE}" STREQUAL "zen" OR "${TARGET_CORE}" STREQUAL "SKYLAKEX" OR "${CORE}" STREQUAL "skylakex")
+    if (ARM OR ARM64 OR (TARGET_CORE MATCHES LONGSOON3B) OR (TARGET_CORE MATCHES GENERIC) OR (TARGET_CORE MATCHES HASWELL) OR (TARGET_CORE MATCHES ZEN) OR (TARGET_CORE MATCHES SKYLAKEX) )
+      set(USE_TRMM true)
+    endif ()
+    if (ZARCH OR (TARGET_CORE MATCHES POWER8) OR (TARGET_CORE MATCHES POWER9)) 
       set(USE_TRMM true)
     endif ()