diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 495f3609f..43318d475 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ endif
 
 ifdef TARGET_CORE
 	ifeq ($(TARGET_CORE), $(filter $(TARGET_CORE),PRESCOTT CORE2 PENRYN DUNNINGTON ATOM NANO SANDYBRIDGE HASWELL NEHALEM ZEN BARCELONA BOBCAT BULLDOZER PILEDRIVER EXCAVATOR STEAMROLLER OPTERON_SSE3))
-	override CFLAGS += -msse3 -mssse3 -msse4.1
+	override CFLAGS += -msse -msse2 -msse3 -mssse3 -msse4.1
 endif
-	ifeq ($(TARGET_CORE), $(filter $(TARGET_CORE),KATMAI COPPERMINE NEHALEM BARCELONA CORE2 PRESCOTT NORTHWOOD ATHLON))
+	ifeq ($(TARGET_CORE), $(filter $(TARGET_CORE),KATMAI COPPERMINE BANIAS NORTHWOOD ATHLON OPTERON))
 	override CFLAGS += -msse -msse2
 endif
 ifeq ($(TARGET_CORE), COOPERLAKE)