diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a8ba80..f3d62f7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,17 @@ add_definitions(-std=c++14)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++14")
 
 if (BUILD_WITH_MARCH_NATIVE)
+  message(STATUS "Compiling with -march=native")
   add_compile_options(-march=native)
 else()
-  add_definitions(-msse -msse2 -msse3 -msse4 -msse4.1 -msse4.2)
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-msse -msse2 -msse3 -msse4 -msse4.1 -msse4.2")
+  message(STATUS "Compiling with architecture-specific SIMD flags for portability")
+  
+  if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "x86_64|AMD64|amd64" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "i386|i686")
+    message(STATUS "x86 architecture detected, adding SSE flags")
+    add_compile_options(-msse -msse2 -msse3 -msse4 -msse4.1 -msse4.2)
+  elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "aarch64|ARM64|arm64")
+    message(STATUS "ARM64 architecture detected, skipping SSE4.2 flags")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 # pcl 1.7 causes a segfault when it is built with debug mode