diff --git a/qmake/compiler.pri b/qmake/compiler.pri
index 2182f62a3..ae5327cf4 100644
--- a/qmake/compiler.pri
+++ b/qmake/compiler.pri
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ isEqual(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 5) {
 win32-g++ {
 	DEFINES *= MINGW_HAS_SECURE_API
 
+	# Enable SSE
+	QMAKE_CFLAGS *= -msse -msse2
+	QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -msse -msse2
+
 	CONFIG(symbols) {
 		# Configure build to be able to properly debug release builds
 		QMAKE_CFLAGS *= -g