diff --git a/include/Mixer.h b/include/Mixer.h
index f8f9cf313..03a815975 100644
--- a/include/Mixer.h
+++ b/include/Mixer.h
@@ -25,13 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef MIXER_H
 #define MIXER_H
 
-// denormals stripping
-#ifdef __SSE__
-#include <xmmintrin.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef __SSE3__
-#include <pmmintrin.h>
-#endif
+#include "denormals.h"
 
 #include "lmmsconfig.h"
 
diff --git a/include/denormals.h b/include/denormals.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f89325ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/denormals.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Denormals stripping. 
+// These snippets should be common enough to be considered public domain.
+
+#ifndef DENORMALS_H
+#define DENORMALS_H
+
+
+#ifdef __SSE__
+#include <xmmintrin.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef __SSE3__
+#include <pmmintrin.h>
+#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 );
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/core/Mixer.cpp b/src/core/Mixer.cpp
index 845abbf93..686e2c5c7 100644
--- a/src/core/Mixer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Mixer.cpp
@@ -930,15 +930,7 @@ void Mixer::fifoWriter::finish()
 
 void Mixer::fifoWriter::run()
 {
-// set denormal protection for this thread
-#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 );
-#endif
+	disable_denormals();
 
 #if 0
 #ifdef LMMS_BUILD_LINUX
diff --git a/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp b/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp
index ef011f55f..45554708c 100644
--- a/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MixerWorkerThread.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,7 @@
 #include "ThreadableJob.h"
 #include "Mixer.h"
 
-#ifdef __SSE__
-#include <xmmintrin.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef __SSE3__
-#include <pmmintrin.h>
-#endif
+#include "denormals.h"
 
 MixerWorkerThread::JobQueue MixerWorkerThread::globalJobQueue;
 QWaitCondition * MixerWorkerThread::queueReadyWaitCond = NULL;
@@ -159,15 +154,8 @@ void MixerWorkerThread::startAndWaitForJobs()
 
 void MixerWorkerThread::run()
 {
-// set denormal protection for this thread
-#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 );
-#endif
+	disable_denormals();
+
 	QMutex m;
 	while( m_quit == false )
 	{
diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index bf5d8d2ef..bba357b01 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@
 #include "lmmsversion.h"
 #include "versioninfo.h"
 
-// denormals stripping
-#ifdef __SSE__
-#include <xmmintrin.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef __SSE3__
-#include <pmmintrin.h>
-#endif
+#include "denormals.h"
 
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QLocale>
@@ -103,15 +97,7 @@ int main( int argc, char * * argv )
 	// intialize RNG
 	srand( getpid() + time( 0 ) );
 
-	// set denormal protection for this thread
-	#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 );
-	#endif
+	disable_denormals();
 
 	bool core_only = false;
 	bool fullscreen = true;