diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b9012d70b4..9ced1ff77a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ if (CXX_CLANG_CL)
         $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C,CXX>:/EHsc> # thanks microsoft
     )
 
+    # REQUIRED CPU features IN Windows-amd64
     if (ARCHITECTURE_x86_64)
         add_compile_options(
-            # Required CPU features for amd64
             $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C,CXX>:-msse4.1>
             $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C,CXX>:-mcx16>
         )
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e8a822ad9..81c2f81292 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ else()
 
     if (MINGW)
         add_compile_definitions(MINGW_HAS_SECURE_API)
-        add_compile_options("-msse4.1")
-
+        # Only windows has this requirement, thanks windows
+        if (WIN32)
+            add_compile_options("-msse4.1")
+        endif()
         if (MINGW_STATIC_BUILD)
             add_compile_definitions(QT_STATICPLUGIN)
             add_compile_options("-static")
diff --git a/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
index db99c2bcb9..f437663963 100644
--- a/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/video_core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -384,10 +384,6 @@ if (ARCHITECTURE_x86_64)
         macro/macro_jit_x64.h
     )
     target_link_libraries(video_core PUBLIC xbyak::xbyak)
-
-    if (NOT MSVC)
-        target_compile_options(video_core PRIVATE -msse4.1)
-    endif()
 endif()
 
 if (ARCHITECTURE_x86_64 OR ARCHITECTURE_arm64)