diff --git a/Makefile.linux b/Makefile.linux
index 0d5feb37..6a0405c9 100644
--- a/Makefile.linux
+++ b/Makefile.linux
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIBS =
 
 #check if AES-NI is supported by CPU
 ifneq ($(shell grep -c aes /proc/cpuinfo),0)
-	CPU_FLAGS = -DAESNI
+	CPU_FLAGS = -maes -DAESNI
 endif
 
 all: obj i2p