diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23b4f9581..2e2b816b7 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ MOD_NAMES = [
 COMPILE_OPTIONS =  {
     'msvc': ['/Ox', '/EHsc'],
     'mingw32' : ['-O3', '-Wno-strict-prototypes', '-Wno-unused-function'],
-    'other' : ['-O3', '-Wno-strict-prototypes', '-Wno-unused-function']
+    'other' : ['-O3', '-Wno-strict-prototypes', '-Wno-unused-function',
+               '-march=native']
 }