diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
index 6e1bdb52b2d..9b86b14f155 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureCompiler.cmake
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ else()
       set(USE_AVX512F OFF)
     endif()
   endif()
-  set(USE_AVX ON CACHE BOOL "Enable AVX instructions")
+  set(USE_AVX OFF CACHE BOOL "Enable AVX instructions")
   if (USE_AVX)
     if (CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^x86")
       add_compile_options(-mavx)