diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 4fdd4f72d2..c6c2ca03a1 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ typedef struct x86_def_t {
           /* missing:
           CPUID_VME, CPUID_DTS, CPUID_SS, CPUID_HT, CPUID_TM, CPUID_PBE */
 #define TCG_EXT_FEATURES (CPUID_EXT_SSE3 | CPUID_EXT_MONITOR | \
-          CPUID_EXT_CX16 | CPUID_EXT_POPCNT | \
+          CPUID_EXT_SSSE3 | CPUID_EXT_CX16 | CPUID_EXT_POPCNT | \
           CPUID_EXT_HYPERVISOR)
           /* missing:
           CPUID_EXT_DTES64, CPUID_EXT_DSCPL, CPUID_EXT_VMX, CPUID_EXT_EST,