diff --git a/spa/plugins/support/meson.build b/spa/plugins/support/meson.build
index 1c4540b61..15010a51e 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/support/meson.build
+++ b/spa/plugins/support/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spa_support_sources = [
 simd_cargs = []
 
 if have_sse
-  simd_cargs += ['-DHAVE_SSE']
+  simd_cargs += [sse_args, '-DHAVE_SSE']
 endif
 
 spa_support_lib = shared_library('spa-support',