diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 9a90301..0ca02bb 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ endif
 else
 UNAMEA := $(shell uname -a)
 ifneq (,$(findstring ppc64le, $(UNAMEA)))
-MARCH=-march=power9, -mtune=power9
-#MSSE=-mtune=power9
+MSSE=-D__SSE__ -D__SSE2__ -D__SSSE3__ -mtune=power9
+MARCH=-march=power9
 CFLAGS+=-DNO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS
 else
 #Minimum SSE = Sandy Bridge,  AVX2 = haswell