--- old/src/cpu/x86/vm/vm_version_x86.cpp	2017-06-15 12:19:15.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/cpu/x86/vm/vm_version_x86.cpp	2017-06-15 12:19:14.000000000 -0700
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@
     FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseGHASHIntrinsics, false);
   }
 
-  if (supports_fma()) {
+  if (supports_fma() && UseSSE >= 2) { // Check UseSSE since FMA code uses SSE instructions
     if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(UseFMA)) {
       UseFMA = true;
     }