diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e580b1a..572ea06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ endif()
 
 # check for SSE flags
 include("${PCL_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/pcl_find_sse.cmake")
-if(PCL_ENABLE_SSE AND "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEFAULT}")
+if(PCL_ENABLE_SSE)
   PCL_CHECK_FOR_SSE()
 endif()