diff --git a/bitutil.h b/bitutil.h
index 9a73ffd..de0c4d1 100644
--- a/bitutil.h
+++ b/bitutil.h
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@
   #elif defined(__SSE4_1__)
 #include <smmintrin.h>
   #elif defined(__SSSE3__)
+    #ifdef __powerpc64__
+#define __SSE__   1
+#define __SSE2__  1
+#define __SSE3__  1
+#define NO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS 1
+    #endif
 #include <tmmintrin.h>
   #elif defined(__SSE2__)
 #include <emmintrin.h>