diff --git a/devel/ruff/Makefile b/devel/ruff/Makefile
index e89b70947b3d..eac680c359ed 100644
--- a/devel/ruff/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ruff/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ USES=		cargo
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	astral-sh
 
+RUSTFLAGS=	${ARCH:S/i386/YES/:C/^[a-z].*//:S/YES/-C target-feature=+sse,+sse2/} # add sse sse2 target-features only on i386
+
 #CARGO_BUILD_ARGS=	--package=file://${WRKSRC}/crates/ruff_cli
 CARGO_INSTALL_PATH=	crates/ruff_cli