diff --git a/header_checks/meson.build b/header_checks/meson.build
index 01e557e95f..cb47b040d4 100644
--- a/header_checks/meson.build
+++ b/header_checks/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+if get_option('native-arch-optimization')
+  if target_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86' or target_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
+    native_header = 'immintrin.h'
+  elif target_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
+    native_header = 'arm_neon.h'
+  elif target_machine.cpu_family() == 'aarch64'
+    native_header = 'arm_neon.h'
+  elif target_machine.cpu_family() == 'ppc' or target_machine.cpu_family() == 'ppc64'
+    native_header = 'altivec.h'
+  endif
+
+  if cc.has_header(native_header) == false
+    error('Error, header '+native_header+' is required')
+  endif
+endif
+
 header_checks = [
   'alloca.h',
   'asm/hwcap.h',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ba6d84a4b3..4b9d766f2f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -112,73 +112,37 @@ if compiler.compiles(code, args : '-lc', name : 'environ check') == true
 endif
 
 ## or should this be target_machine?
-cpu_mmx = false
 cpu_sse3 = false
 cpu_neon = false
 cpu_neon_intrinsics = false
-cpu_altivec = false
-evas_opt_c_args = [ ]
-draw_opt_c_args = [ ]
-ector_opt_c_args = [ ]
-machine_c_args = [ ]
-compiler = meson.get_compiler('c')
+native_arch_opt_c_args = [ '-msse3' ]
 
 if host_machine.endian() == 'big'
   config_h.set10('WORDS_BIGENDIAN', true)
 endif
 
-if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86' or host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
-  if compiler.has_header('immintrin.h') == true
-    if (get_option('cpu-mmx') == true)
-      config_h.set10('BUILD_MMX', true)
-      cpu_mmx = true
-      message('x86 build - MMX enabled')
-      if (get_option('cpu-sse3') == true)
-        config_h.set10('BUILD_SSE3', true)
-        evas_opt_c_args += [ '-msse3' ]
-        draw_opt_c_args += [ '-msse3' ]
-        ector_opt_c_args += [ '-msse3' ]
-        cpu_sse3 = true
-        message('x86 build - SSE3 enabled')
-      endif
-    endif
-  else
-    error('Perhaps you wish to disble MMX with -Dcpu-mmx=false')
-  endif
-elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
-  if compiler.has_header('arm_neon.h') == true
-    if (get_option('cpu-neon') == true)
-      config_h.set10('BUILD_NEON', true)
-      machine_c_args += ['-mfpu=neon', '-ftree-vectorize']
-      cpu_neon = true
-      message('ARM build - NEON enabled')
-    endif
-  else
-    error('Perhaps you wish to disble NEON with -Dcpu-neon=false')
-  endif
-elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'aarch64'
-  if compiler.has_header('arm_neon.h') == true
-    if (get_option('cpu-neon') == true)
-      config_h.set10('BUILD_NEON', true)
-      config_h.set10('BUILD_NEON_INTRINSICS', true)
-      machine_c_args += ['-ftree-vectorize']
-      cpu_neon = true
-      cpu_neon_intrinsics = true
-      message('ARM64 build - NEON + intrinsics enabled')
-    endif
-  else
-    error('Perhaps you wish to disble NEON with -Dcpu-neon=false')
-  endif
-elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'ppc' or host_machine.cpu_family() == 'ppc64'
-  if compiler.has_header('altivec.h') == true
-    if (get_option('cpu-akltivec') == true)
-      config_h.set10('BUILD_ALTIVEC', true)
-      machine_c_args += [ '-maltivec' ]
-      cpu_altivec = true
-      message('PPC/POWER build - ALTIVEC enabled')
-    endif
-  else
-    error('Perhaps you wish to disble NEON with -Dcpu-altivec=false')
+if get_option('native-arch-optimization')
+  if target_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86' or target_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
+    config_h.set10('BUILD_MMX', true)
+    message('x86 build - MMX enabled')
+    config_h.set10('BUILD_SSE3', true)
+    cpu_sse3 = true
+    message('x86 build - SSE3 enabled')
+  elif target_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
+    config_h.set10('BUILD_NEON', true)
+    cpu_neon = true
+    message('ARM build - NEON enabled')
+  elif target_machine.cpu_family() == 'aarch64'
+    config_h.set10('BUILD_NEON', true)
+    config_h.set10('BUILD_NEON_INTRINSICS', true)
+    add_global_arguments('-ftree-vectorize', language: 'c')
+    cpu_neon = true
+    cpu_neon_intrinsics = true
+    message('ARM64 build - NEON + intrinsics enabled')
+  elif target_machine.cpu_family() == 'ppc' or target_machine.cpu_family() == 'ppc64'
+    config_h.set10('BUILD_ALTIVEC', true)
+    add_global_arguments('-maltivec-vectorize', language: 'c')
+    message('PPC/POWER build - ALTIVEC enabled')
   endif
 endif
 
@@ -303,7 +267,6 @@ foreach package : subprojects
   package_c_args = [
     '-DPACKAGE_DATA_DIR="'+ join_paths(dir_data, package_name)+'"',
     '-DNEED_RUN_IN_TREE=1',
-    machine_c_args
   ]
   automatic_pkgfile = true
   if package[1].length() == 0 or get_option(package[1][0])
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 94d3007d58..296b3b88d8 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -328,27 +328,8 @@ option('mono',
   description: 'Flag for handling c# bindings'
 )
 
-option('cpu-mmx',
+option('native-arch-optimization',
   type: 'boolean',
   value: true,
-  description: 'Build MMX support when building for intel'
+  description: 'Flag for enabling architecture native optimizations'
 )
-
-option('cpu-sse3',
-  type: 'boolean',
-  value: true,
-  description: 'Build SSE3 support when building for intel'
-)
-
-option('cpu-neon',
-  type: 'boolean',
-  value: true,
-  description: 'Build NEON support when building for ARM'
-)
-
-option('cpu-altivec',
-  type: 'boolean',
-  value: true,
-  description: 'Build ALTIVEC support when building for PPC/POWER'
-)
-
diff --git a/src/lib/ector/software/meson.build b/src/lib/ector/software/meson.build
index b587ca9024..cef9c957c8 100644
--- a/src/lib/ector/software/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/ector/software/meson.build
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if cpu_sse3 == true
     sources: pub_eo_file_target + [ 'ector_software_gradient_sse3.c' ],
     dependencies: ector_pub_deps + [triangulator, freetype, draw, m] + ector_deps,
     include_directories: config_dir + [ include_directories('..') ],
-    c_args: ector_opt_c_args,
+    c_args: native_arch_opt_c_args,
   )
   ector_opt_lib += [ ector_opt ]
 endif
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/meson.build b/src/lib/evas/meson.build
index adea8b2393..f9f038dc93 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/evas/meson.build
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ if cpu_sse3 == true or cpu_neon == true and cpu_neon_intrinsics == false
       [ include_directories('../../..') ] +
       evas_include_directories +
       [vg_common_inc_dir],
-    c_args: evas_opt_c_args,
+    c_args: native_arch_opt_c_args,
     dependencies: [eina, eo, ector, emile, evas_deps, m],
   )
   evas_link += [ evas_opt ]
diff --git a/src/static_libs/draw/meson.build b/src/static_libs/draw/meson.build
index 54c72160d2..250e021fb7 100644
--- a/src/static_libs/draw/meson.build
+++ b/src/static_libs/draw/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if cpu_sse3 == true
   draw_opt = static_library('draw_opt',
     sources: [ 'draw_main_sse2.c' ],
     include_directories: config_dir + [include_directories(join_paths('..', '..', 'lib'))],
-    c_args: draw_opt_c_args,
+    c_args: native_arch_opt_c_args,
     dependencies : [eina, efl]
   )
   draw_opt_lib += [ draw_opt ]