diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dd2b0d0d..32533006 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -222,9 +222,17 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm" OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES
 else()
     message(STATUS "x86 detected")
     if (MSVC)
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /arch:AVX2")
-        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
+            if(NOT WHISPER_NO_AVX2)
+                set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
+                set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /arch:AVX2")
+                set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /arch:AVX2")
+            else()
+                if(NOT WHISPER_NO_AVX)
+                    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /arch:AVX")
+                    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /arch:AVX")
+                    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /arch:AVX")
+                endif()
+            endif()
     else()
         if (EMSCRIPTEN)
             set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS   "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}   -pthread")