diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/arch/x86/make.defaults b/profiles/pentoo/arch/x86/make.defaults
index 06659369a3..7a8cb484fc 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/arch/x86/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/arch/x86/make.defaults
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
 FFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
 FCFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
 
-USE="${USE} sse sse2 mmx cpu_flags_x86_sse cpu_flags_x86_sse2 cpu_flags_x86_mmx cpu_flags_x86_mmxext"
+USE="${USE} cpu_flags_x86_sse cpu_flags_x86_sse2 cpu_flags_x86_mmx cpu_flags_x86_mmxext"
 
 QEMU_SOFTMMU_TARGETS="arm i386"
 QEMU_USER_TARGETS="arm i386"