diff --git a/xerces-c.changes b/xerces-c.changes
index b9e4f25..72908d5 100644
--- a/xerces-c.changes
+++ b/xerces-c.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Oct 20 21:38:44 UTC 2013 - hrvoje.senjan@gmail.com
+
+- Disable sse2 instructions on non x86_64 arches, bnc#846539
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 13 17:58:48 UTC 2012 - behrisch@users.sourceforge.net
 
diff --git a/xerces-c.spec b/xerces-c.spec
index 590a81d..2fc726f 100644
--- a/xerces-c.spec
+++ b/xerces-c.spec
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ This package includes files needed for development with Xerces-c
 
 %build
 %configure \
+%ifnarch x86_64
+    --disable-sse2 \
+%endif
     --disable-static
 make %{?_smp_mflags}