diff --git a/modules/core/src/precomp.hpp b/modules/core/src/precomp.hpp
index be30664acc..69446beb2a 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/precomp.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/precomp.hpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cassert>
 
-#define USE_SSE2  (cv::checkHardwareSupport(CV_CPU_SSE))
+#define USE_SSE2  (cv::checkHardwareSupport(CV_CPU_SSE2))
 #define USE_SSE4_2  (cv::checkHardwareSupport(CV_CPU_SSE4_2))
 #define USE_AVX  (cv::checkHardwareSupport(CV_CPU_AVX))
 #define USE_AVX2  (cv::checkHardwareSupport(CV_CPU_AVX2))