diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8dbd843d..2197d838 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ IF (TYRUTILS_USE_EMBREE)
 	set(EMBREE_STATIC_LIB YES CACHE BOOL "")
 	set(EMBREE_TUTORIALS NO CACHE BOOL "")
 	set(EMBREE_TASKING_SYSTEM INTERNAL CACHE STRING "")
-	set(EMBREE_MAX_ISA SSE2 CACHE STRING "")
+	set(EMBREE_MAX_ISA SSE3 CACHE STRING "")
 	set(EMBREE_GEOMETRY_TRIANGLES YES CACHE BOOL "")
 	set(EMBREE_GEOMETRY_QUADS NO CACHE BOOL "")
 	set(EMBREE_GEOMETRY_LINES NO CACHE BOOL "")
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ IF (TYRUTILS_USE_EMBREE)
 	set(EMBREE_RAY_PACKETS NO CACHE BOOL "")
 
 	add_subdirectory(thirdparty/embree EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+
+	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -msse3")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -msse3")
 ENDIF()
 
 add_subdirectory(bspinfo)
diff --git a/light/CMakeLists.txt b/light/CMakeLists.txt
index e52f4c20..57249adf 100644
--- a/light/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/light/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ set_property(TARGET light PROPERTY CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set_property(TARGET light PROPERTY C_STANDARD 99)
 
 if (TYRUTILS_USE_EMBREE)
+	add_dependencies (light embree)
 	target_link_libraries (light PRIVATE embree)
 	add_definitions(-DHAVE_EMBREE)
 	add_definitions(-DENABLE_STATIC_LIB)