diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/fmsynth/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/fmsynth/default.nix
index 5e95d717968..248967e06e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/fmsynth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/fmsynth/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildPhase = ''
     cd lv2
     substituteInPlace GNUmakefile --replace "/usr/lib/lv2" "$out/lib/lv2"
-    make
+    make  SIMD=0
   '';
 
   preInstall = "mkdir -p $out/lib/lv2";