diff --git a/build/make/configure.sh b/build/make/configure.sh
index 8cdc9aacb6fd1733315dd4d0c5710698b797449e..054c60173ac5897392abff42adaa89be79970ae0 100755
--- a/build/make/configure.sh
+++ b/build/make/configure.sh
@@ -1106,9 +1106,9 @@ EOF
         soft_enable sse
         soft_enable sse2
         soft_enable sse3
-        soft_enable ssse3
         # We can't use 'check_cflags' until the compiler is configured and CC is
         # populated.
+        check_gcc_machine_option ssse3
         check_gcc_machine_option sse4 sse4_1
         check_gcc_machine_option avx
         check_gcc_machine_option avx2