diff --git a/gimp.spec b/gimp.spec
index 075c12f..0a22391 100644
--- a/gimp.spec
+++ b/gimp.spec
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ LIBAA="disable"; export LIBAA
 if [ ! -f configure ]; then
   CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" ./autogen.sh --quiet $MYARCH_FLAGS --prefix=%{_prefix}
 fi
+%ifarch %ix86 x86_64
+CFLAGS="%optflags -msse -msse2" CXXFLAGS="%optflags -msse -msse2" \
+%endif
 %configure \
 	--disable-perl \
 %if %_enable_python
@@ -316,6 +319,7 @@ fi
 * Mon May 09 2005 Nils Philippsen <nphilipp@redhat.com>
 - version 2.2.7, fixes bug in SSE2 assembly for Lighten Only layer mode
   (#145771) and various other bugs
+- on x86 and x86_64, use -msse and -msse2 to accomodate newer compilers
 
 * Wed Apr 27 2005 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com> - 2:2.2.6-2
 - silence %%post