diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,23 @@

 set(NAME_PLUGIN_M64P "mupen64plus-rsp-parallel")

-include_directories(../mupen64plus-core/src/api)
+include_directories(/usr/include/mupen64plus)
 add_definitions(-DM64P_PLUGIN_API)
 add_definitions(-DPARALLEL_INTEGRATION)

+execute_process (
+    COMMAND sh -c "/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 --help | grep -c 'x86-64-v3 (supported, searched)'"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE level3_support
+)
+
+if (${level3_support} GREATER 0 )
+    message("x86-64-v3 microarchitecture is supported, using newer CPU optimizations")
+    set(MARCH_OPTION "x86-64-v3")
+elseif(${level3_support} EQUAL 0)
+    message("x86-64-v3 microarchitecture is NOT supported, fallbacking to v2")
+    set(MARCH_OPTION "x86-64-v2")
+endif()
+
 # check for INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION support
 if((${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_EQUAL 3.9) OR (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER 3.9))
     cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW)
@@ -76,7 +89,7 @@
 target_include_directories(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 target_include_directories(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/arch/simd/rsp)
 target_include_directories(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/api)
-target_compile_options(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PRIVATE ${PARALLEL_RSP_CXX_FLAGS} -march=x86-64-v3)
+target_compile_options(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PRIVATE ${PARALLEL_RSP_CXX_FLAGS} -march=${MARCH_OPTION})

 option(PARALLEL_RSP_BAKED_LIGHTNING "Use built-in Lightning." ON)

@@ -97,8 +110,8 @@
 		target_sources(lightning PRIVATE win32/mman/sys/mman.c)
 		target_include_directories(lightning PRIVATE win32/mman)
 	endif()
-	target_compile_options(lightning PRIVATE -march=x86-64-v3)
-	target_link_options(lightning PRIVATE -march=x86-64-v3)
+	target_compile_options(lightning PRIVATE -march=${MARCH_OPTION})
+	target_link_options(lightning PRIVATE -march=${MARCH_OPTION})
 endif()
-target_link_options(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PRIVATE -march=x86-64-v3)
+target_link_options(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PRIVATE -march=${MARCH_OPTION})
 target_link_libraries(${NAME_PLUGIN_M64P} PUBLIC lightning)