diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 71ee253e22..6341205544 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ all: clean v
 	$(info V has been successfully built)
 
 v: v.c
-	cc -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c
+	cc -march=native -std=gnu11 -w -o v v.c
 	./v -o v compiler
 	rm v.c