diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d5d08f5c63a..439bb508e7c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -482,11 +482,12 @@ TEMP_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 CXXFLAGS="$SSE41_CXXFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for SSE4.1 intrinsics])
 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-    #include <stdint.h>
     #include <immintrin.h>
   ]],[[
-    __m128i l = _mm_set1_epi32(0);
-    return _mm_extract_epi32(l, 3);
+    __m128i a = _mm_set1_epi32(0);
+    __m128i b = _mm_set1_epi32(1);
+    __m128i r = _mm_blend_epi16(a, b, 0xFF);
+    return _mm_extract_epi32(r, 3);
   ]])],
  [ AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]); enable_sse41=yes; AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_SSE41], [1], [Define this symbol to build code that uses SSE4.1 intrinsics]) ],
  [ AC_MSG_RESULT([no])]
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0ae5effdbe5..72dd942c401 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO = $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_BASE)
 if ENABLE_SSE41
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_SSE41 = crypto/libbitcoin_crypto_sse41.la
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO += $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_SSE41)
+if ENABLE_X86_SHANI
+LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_X86_SHANI = crypto/libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani.la
+LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO += $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_X86_SHANI)
+endif
 endif
 if ENABLE_AVX2
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_AVX2 = crypto/libbitcoin_crypto_avx2.la
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO += $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_AVX2)
 endif
-if ENABLE_X86_SHANI
-LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_X86_SHANI = crypto/libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani.la
-LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO += $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_X86_SHANI)
-endif
 if ENABLE_ARM_SHANI
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_ARM_SHANI = crypto/libbitcoin_crypto_arm_shani.la
 LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO += $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_ARM_SHANI)
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -static
 crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS) -static
 crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani_la_CXXFLAGS += $(X86_SHANI_CXXFLAGS)
-crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani_la_CPPFLAGS += -DENABLE_X86_SHANI
+crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani_la_CPPFLAGS += -DENABLE_SSE41 -DENABLE_X86_SHANI
 crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_x86_shani_la_SOURCES = crypto/sha256_x86_shani.cpp
 
 # See explanation for -static in crypto_libbitcoin_crypto_base_la's LDFLAGS and
diff --git a/src/crypto/sha256.cpp b/src/crypto/sha256.cpp
index c883bd2f03f..89d72048084 100644
--- a/src/crypto/sha256.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/sha256.cpp
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ std::string SHA256AutoDetect(sha256_implementation::UseImplementation use_implem
         }
     }
 
-#if defined(ENABLE_X86_SHANI)
+#if defined(ENABLE_SSE41) && defined(ENABLE_X86_SHANI)
     if (have_x86_shani) {
         Transform = sha256_x86_shani::Transform;
         TransformD64 = TransformD64Wrapper<sha256_x86_shani::Transform>;
diff --git a/src/crypto/sha256_x86_shani.cpp b/src/crypto/sha256_x86_shani.cpp
index 79871bfcc11..74718281939 100644
--- a/src/crypto/sha256_x86_shani.cpp
+++ b/src/crypto/sha256_x86_shani.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // Written and placed in public domain by Jeffrey Walton.
 // Based on code from Intel, and by Sean Gulley for the miTLS project.
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_X86_SHANI
+#if defined(ENABLE_SSE41) && defined(ENABLE_X86_SHANI)
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <immintrin.h>