diff --git a/contrib/vectorscan-cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/vectorscan-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index bc17105be99..f9f46d9a8cf 100644
--- a/contrib/vectorscan-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/vectorscan-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # We use vectorscan, a portable and API/ABI-compatible drop-in replacement for hyperscan.
 
-if (ARCH_AMD64)
+if (ARCH_AMD64 AND NOT NO_SSE3_OR_HIGHER)
     option (ENABLE_VECTORSCAN "Enable vectorscan library" ${ENABLE_LIBRARIES})
 endif()