diff --git a/deps/zlib/contrib/optimizations/chunkcopy.h b/deps/zlib/contrib/optimizations/chunkcopy.h
index 38ba0ed8a27f45..8bcdadad05a817 100644
--- a/deps/zlib/contrib/optimizations/chunkcopy.h
+++ b/deps/zlib/contrib/optimizations/chunkcopy.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <arm_neon.h>
 typedef uint8x16_t z_vec128i_t;
 #elif defined(INFLATE_CHUNK_SIMD_SSE2)
+#pragma GCC target ("sse2")
 #include <emmintrin.h>
 typedef __m128i z_vec128i_t;
 #else
diff --git a/deps/zlib/fill_window_sse.c b/deps/zlib/fill_window_sse.c
index ed1e5d1d6735b1..e19154bc14d238 100644
--- a/deps/zlib/fill_window_sse.c
+++ b/deps/zlib/fill_window_sse.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in zlib.h
  */
 
+#pragma GCC target ("sse2")
 #include <immintrin.h>
 #include "deflate.h"