--- a/fb/fbpict.c
+++ a/fb/fbpict.c
@@ -1516,7 +1516,9 @@ static unsigned int detectCPUFeatures(void) {
features |= SSE;
if (result & (1 << 26))
features |= SSE2;
- if ((result & MMX) && !(result & SSE) && (strcmp(vendor, "AuthenticAMD") == 0)) {
+ if ((features & MMX) && !(features & SSE) &&
+ (strcmp(vendor, "AuthenticAMD") == 0 ||
+ strcmp(vendor, "Geode by NSC") == 0)) {
/* check for AMD MMX extensions */
unsigned int result;