diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b8b64e84b..5ed89f2b5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2005-09-18  Billy Biggs  <vektor@dumbterm.net>
+
+	Bug #4414, reviewed by otaylor, cworth.
+
+	* configure.in: Remove -msse from the MMX CFLAGS as it causes
+	gcc to emit SSE instructions, however the detection code only
+	checks for processors supporting MMX and does not require SSE.
+
 2005-09-16  Carl Worth  <cworth@cworth.org>
 
 	* src/cairo-path-stroke.c: (_cairo_stroker_start_dash),
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c504416f7..5db2c516e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ AC_SUBST(PKGCONFIG_REQUIRES)
 dnl ===========================================================================
 dnl Check for MMX
 
-MMX_CFLAGS="-mmmx -msse -Winline --param inline-unit-growth=10000 --param large-function-growth=10000"
+MMX_CFLAGS="-mmmx -Winline --param inline-unit-growth=10000 --param large-function-growth=10000"
 
 have_mmx_intrinsics=no
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(For MMX/SSE intrinsics in the compiler)