diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae1c13f798..ef55c51740 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)
   if(SDL_SSE4_2)
     cmake_push_check_state()
     if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG OR USE_INTELCC)
-      string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -msse4.2")
+      string(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS " -msse4.2 -mcrc32")
     endif()
     check_c_source_compiles("
       #include <nmmintrin.h>