diff --git a/cmake/cpu.cmake b/cmake/cpu.cmake
--- a/cmake/cpu.cmake
+++ b/cmake/cpu.cmake
@@ -121,3 +121,3 @@
     # Explicitly disable SIMD.
-    if(SIMD_DISABLE_FLAGS)
+    if(SIMD_DISABLE_FLAGS AND NOT APPLE)
       list(GET SIMD_DISABLE_FLAGS ${I_SIMD} SIMD_COMPILE_FLAG)