diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d143fec490..d7ba93bafb2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ endif()
 # *****************************************************************************
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)
 
+# Configure build options for compatibility with commodity CPUs
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -mno-avx -mno-sse4")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -mno-avx -mno-sse4")
+
+
 # *****************************************************************************
 # Include cmake tools
 # *****************************************************************************