diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c52e778..18e89815 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,19 @@ macro(add_cpu_features_headers_and_sources HDRS_LIST_NAME SRCS_LIST_NAME)
   endif()
 endmacro()
 
+if(UNIX AND PROCESSOR_IS_X86)
+  include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
+  check_c_source_compiles("
+    #include <stdlib.h>
+    int main(void)
+    {
+      __builtin_cpu_init();
+    }" HAVE_CPU_INIT)
+  if(NOT HAVE_CPU_INIT)
+    check_include_file(sys/utsname.h HAVE_UTSNAME_H)
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 #
 # library : utils
 #
@@ -148,6 +161,18 @@ set_property(TARGET cpu_features PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ${BUILD_PIC}
 target_include_directories(cpu_features
   PUBLIC $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/cpu_features>
 )
+if(PROCESSOR_IS_X86)
+  if(HAVE_CPU_INIT)
+    target_compile_definitions(cpu_features PRIVATE HAVE_CPU_INIT)
+  else()
+    if(HAVE_UTSNAME_H)
+      target_compile_definitions(cpu_features PRIVATE HAVE_UTSNAME_H)
+    endif()
+    if(APPLE)
+      target_compile_definitions(cpu_features PRIVATE HAVE_SYSCTLBYNAME)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
 add_library(CpuFeature::cpu_features ALIAS cpu_features)
 
 #
diff --git a/src/cpuinfo_x86.c b/src/cpuinfo_x86.c
index 1f27e143..c44f533b 100644
--- a/src/cpuinfo_x86.c
+++ b/src/cpuinfo_x86.c
@@ -1047,6 +1047,24 @@ typedef struct {
   bool have_avx512;
 } OsSupport;
 
+#if defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_CLANG) || defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_GCC)
+#if defined(HAVE_CPU_INIT)
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#else
+#if defined(HAVE_UTSNAME_H)
+#include "internal/filesystem.h"
+#include "internal/stack_line_reader.h"
+#include "internal/string_view.h"
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
+#if defined(HAVE_SYSCTLBYNAME)
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+#elif defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_MSC)
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 // Reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPUID.
 static void ParseCpuId(const uint32_t max_cpuid_leaf, X86Info* info, OsSupport* os_support) {
   const Leaf leaf_1 = SafeCpuId(max_cpuid_leaf, 1);
@@ -1055,9 +1073,57 @@ static void ParseCpuId(const uint32_t max_cpuid_leaf, X86Info* info, OsSupport*
   const bool have_xsave = IsBitSet(leaf_1.ecx, 26);
   const bool have_osxsave = IsBitSet(leaf_1.ecx, 27);
   const uint32_t xcr0_eax = (have_xsave && have_osxsave) ? GetXCR0Eax() : 0;
-  os_support->have_sse = HasXmmOsXSave(xcr0_eax);
-  os_support->have_avx = HasYmmOsXSave(xcr0_eax);
-  os_support->have_avx512 = HasZmmOsXSave(xcr0_eax);
+  if (xcr0_eax) {
+    os_support->have_sse = HasXmmOsXSave(xcr0_eax);
+    os_support->have_avx = HasYmmOsXSave(xcr0_eax);
+    os_support->have_avx512 = HasZmmOsXSave(xcr0_eax);
+  } else {
+#if defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_CLANG) || defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_GCC)
+#if defined(HAVE_CPU_INIT)
+    __builtin_cpu_init();
+    os_support->have_sse = __builtin_cpu_supports("sse");
+#else
+#if defined(HAVE_UTSNAME_H)
+    struct utsname buf;
+    uname(&buf);
+    if (strncmp(buf.sysname, "Darwin", sizeof(buf.sysname)) == 0) {
+#if defined(HAVE_SYSCTLBYNAME)
+      int enabled, result;
+      size_t len = sizeof(enabled);
+      result = sysctlbyname("hw.optional.sse", &enabled, &len, NULL, 0);
+      if (result == 0) {
+        os_support->have_sse = enabled;
+      }
+#endif
+    } else if (strncmp(buf.sysname, "Linux", sizeof(buf.sysname)) == 0) {
+      const int fd = CpuFeatures_OpenFile("/proc/cpuinfo");
+      if (fd >= 0) {
+        StackLineReader reader;
+        StackLineReader_Initialize(&reader, fd);
+        for (;;) {
+          const LineResult result = StackLineReader_NextLine(&reader);
+          StringView line = result.line;
+          StringView key, value;
+          if (CpuFeatures_StringView_GetAttributeKeyValue(line, &key, &value)) {
+            if (CpuFeatures_StringView_IsEquals(key, str("flags"))) {
+              os_support->have_sse = CpuFeatures_StringView_HasWord(value, "sse");
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+          if (result.eof) {
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        CpuFeatures_CloseFile(fd);
+      }
+    }
+#endif // defined(HAVE_UTSNAME_H)
+#endif // defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_CLANG) || defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_GCC)
+#elif defined(CPU_FEATURES_COMPILER_MSC)
+    // see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-isprocessorfeaturepresent
+    os_support->have_sse = IsProcessorFeaturePresent(PF_XMMI_INSTRUCTIONS_AVAILABLE);
+#endif
+  }
 
   const uint32_t family = ExtractBitRange(leaf_1.eax, 11, 8);
   const uint32_t extended_family = ExtractBitRange(leaf_1.eax, 27, 20);