diff --git a/include/denormals.h b/include/denormals.h
index f89325ac1..e08669b2b 100644
--- a/include/denormals.h
+++ b/include/denormals.h
@@ -4,27 +4,37 @@
 #ifndef DENORMALS_H
 #define DENORMALS_H
 
-
 #ifdef __SSE__
-#include <xmmintrin.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef __SSE3__
-#include <pmmintrin.h>
+#include <immintrin.h>
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#include <x86intrin.h>
 #endif
 
+// Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual,
+// Volume 1: Basic Architecture,
+// 11.6.3 Checking for the DAZ Flag in the MXCSR Register
+int inline can_we_daz() {
+  alignas(16) unsigned char buffer[512] = {0};
+#if defined(LMMS_HOST_X86)
+  _fxsave(buffer);
+#elif defined(LMMS_HOST_X86_64)
+  _fxsave64(buffer);
+#endif
+  // Bit 6 of the MXCSR_MASK, i.e. in the lowest byte,
+  // tells if we can use the DAZ flag.
+  return ((buffer[28] & (1 << 6)) != 0);
+}
+#endif
 
 // Set denormal protection for this thread. 
-// To be on the safe side, don't set the DAZ flag for SSE2 builds, 
-// even if most SSE2 CPUs can handle it. 
 void inline disable_denormals() {
-#ifdef __SSE3__
-	/* DAZ flag */
-	_MM_SET_DENORMALS_ZERO_MODE( _MM_DENORMALS_ZERO_ON );
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __SSE__
-	/* FTZ flag */
-	_MM_SET_FLUSH_ZERO_MODE( _MM_FLUSH_ZERO_ON );
+  /* Setting DAZ might freeze systems not supporting it */
+  if (can_we_daz()) {
+    _MM_SET_DENORMALS_ZERO_MODE( _MM_DENORMALS_ZERO_ON );
+  }
+  /* FTZ flag */
+  _MM_SET_FLUSH_ZERO_MODE( _MM_FLUSH_ZERO_ON );
 #endif
 }