diff --git a/kiwixbuild/__init__.py b/kiwixbuild/__init__.py
index 77848ee..59f2ba4 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/__init__.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/__init__.py
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ class TargetInfo:
             }
         elif self.build == 'i586':
             return {
-                'extra_libs': ['-m32', '-march=i586'],
-                'extra_cflags': ['-m32', '-march=i586'],
+                'extra_libs': ['-m32', '-march=i586', '-mno-sse'],
+                'extra_cflags': ['-m32', '-march=i586', '-mno-sse'],
                 'host_machine': {
                     'system': 'linux',
                     'lsystem': 'linux',
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/toolchains/linux_i586.py b/kiwixbuild/toolchains/linux_i586.py
index b4908fe..d6468df 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/toolchains/linux_i586.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/toolchains/linux_i586.py
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class linux_i586_toolchain(Toolchain):
         return '--host={}'.format(self.arch_full)
 
     def set_env(self, env):
-        env['CFLAGS'] = "-m32 -march=i586 "+env['CFLAGS']
-        env['CXXFLAGS'] = "-m32 -march=i586 "+env['CXXFLAGS']
-        env['LDFLAGS'] = "-m32 -march=i586 "+env['LDFLAGS']
+        env['CFLAGS'] = "-m32 -march=i586 -mno-sse "+env['CFLAGS']
+        env['CXXFLAGS'] = "-m32 -march=i586 -mno-sse "+env['CXXFLAGS']
+        env['LDFLAGS'] = "-m32 -march=i586 -mno-sse "+env['LDFLAGS']
 
     def get_bin_dir(self):
         return []