diff --git a/cmake/cpu_features.cmake b/cmake/cpu_features.cmake
index 1fc3c2db804..f1f6dfb9a9c 100644
--- a/cmake/cpu_features.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cpu_features.cmake
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ option (ENABLE_SSE41 "Use SSE4.1 instructions on x86_64" 1)
 option (ENABLE_SSE42 "Use SSE4.2 instructions on x86_64" 1)
 option (ENABLE_PCLMULQDQ "Use pclmulqdq instructions on x86_64" 1)
 option (ENABLE_POPCNT "Use popcnt instructions on x86_64" 1)
-option (ENABLE_AVX "Use AVX instructions on x86_64" 0)
+option (ENABLE_AVX "Use AVX instructions on x86_64" 1)
 option (ENABLE_AVX2 "Use AVX2 instructions on x86_64" 0)
 option (ENABLE_AVX512 "Use AVX512 instructions on x86_64" 0)
 option (ENABLE_AVX512_VBMI "Use AVX512_VBMI instruction on x86_64 (depends on ENABLE_AVX512)" 0)