diff --git a/cmake/system.cmake b/cmake/system.cmake
index 7f3696286..1c2093efe 100644
--- a/cmake/system.cmake
+++ b/cmake/system.cmake
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ if (X86_64)
   set(GETARCH_FLAGS "${GETARCH_FLAGS} -march=native")
 endif ()
 
+# On x86 no AVX support is available
+if (X86 OR X86_64)
+if ((DEFINED BINARY AND BINARY EQUAL 32) OR ("$CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}" EQUAL "4"))
+  set(GETARCH_FLAGS "${GETARCH_FLAGS} -DNO_AVX -DNO_AVX2 -DNO_AVX512")
+endif ()
+endif ()
+
 if (INTERFACE64)
   message(STATUS "Using 64-bit integers.")
   set(GETARCH_FLAGS	"${GETARCH_FLAGS} -DUSE64BITINT")
@@ -148,7 +155,9 @@ else()
 endif ()
 
 include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/prebuild.cmake")
-
+if (DEFINED BINARY)
+  message(STATUS "Compiling a ${BINARY}-bit binary.")
+endif ()
 if (NOT DEFINED NEED_PIC)
   set(NEED_PIC 1)
 endif ()
@@ -165,6 +174,9 @@ include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/cc.cmake")
 if (NOT NOFORTRAN)
   # Fortran Compiler dependent settings
   include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/fc.cmake")
+else ()
+set(NO_LAPACK 1)
+set(NO_LAPACKE 1)
 endif ()
 
 if (BINARY64)
@@ -190,9 +202,14 @@ if (NEED_PIC)
 endif ()
 
 if (DYNAMIC_ARCH)
-  set(CCOMMON_OPT "${CCOMMON_OPT} -DDYNAMIC_ARCH")
-  if (DYNAMIC_OLDER)
-    set(CCOMMON_OPT "${CCOMMON_OPT} -DDYNAMIC_OLDER")
+  if (X86 OR X86_64 OR ARM64 OR PPC)
+    set(CCOMMON_OPT "${CCOMMON_OPT} -DDYNAMIC_ARCH")
+    if (DYNAMIC_OLDER)
+      set(CCOMMON_OPT "${CCOMMON_OPT} -DDYNAMIC_OLDER")
+    endif ()
+  else ()
+    unset (DYNAMIC_ARCH)
+    message (STATUS "DYNAMIC_ARCH is not supported on the target architecture, removing")
   endif ()
 endif ()