diff --git a/arch/x86/crypto/Makefile b/arch/x86/crypto/Makefile
index c04f1b7..57c7f7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/crypto/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/crypto/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_GHASH_CLMUL_NI_INTEL) += ghash-clmulni-intel.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_CRC32C_INTEL) += crc32c-intel.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA1_SSSE3) += sha1-ssse3.o
 
 aes-i586-y := aes-i586-asm_32.o aes_glue.o
 twofish-i586-y := twofish-i586-asm_32.o twofish_glue.o
@@ -25,3 +26,10 @@
 aesni-intel-y := aesni-intel_asm.o aesni-intel_glue.o fpu.o
 
 ghash-clmulni-intel-y := ghash-clmulni-intel_asm.o ghash-clmulni-intel_glue.o
+
+# enable AVX support only when $(AS) can actually assemble the instructions
+ifeq ($(call as-instr,vpxor %xmm0$(comma)%xmm1$(comma)%xmm2,yes,no),yes)
+AFLAGS_sha1_ssse3_asm.o += -DSHA1_ENABLE_AVX_SUPPORT
+CFLAGS_sha1_ssse3_glue.o += -DSHA1_ENABLE_AVX_SUPPORT
+endif
+sha1-ssse3-y := sha1_ssse3_asm.o sha1_ssse3_glue.o