diff --git a/ricepp/ricepp.cpp b/ricepp/ricepp.cpp
index d19a0370..bfd7cf22 100644
--- a/ricepp/ricepp.cpp
+++ b/ricepp/ricepp.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace {
 detail::cpu_variant get_cpu_variant_init() {
 #ifndef _WIN32
 #if defined(__has_builtin)
-#if __has_builtin(__builtin_cpu_supports)
+#if __has_builtin(__builtin_cpu_supports) && (defined(RICEPP_CPU_BMI2) || defined(RICEPP_CPU_BMI2_AVX512))
   __builtin_cpu_init();
 
   bool const has_avx512vl = __builtin_cpu_supports("avx512vl");