diff --git a/.ci/build-linux.sh b/.ci/build-linux.sh
index af43e6b0ab1d..28d0d5d38e63 100755
--- a/.ci/build-linux.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-linux.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ cmake ..                                               \
     -DUSE_SYSTEM_CURL=ON                               \
     -DUSE_SDL=ON                                       \
     -DUSE_SYSTEM_FFMPEG=OFF                            \
+    -DUSE_DISCORD_RPC=ON                               \
     -DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=LEGACY                      \
     -DLLVM_DIR=/opt/llvm/lib/cmake/llvm                \
     -DSTATIC_LINK_LLVM=ON                              \
diff --git a/3rdparty/discord-rpc/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/discord-rpc/CMakeLists.txt
index cb465f33e2bf..423c2d6cfe0c 100644
--- a/3rdparty/discord-rpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/discord-rpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # DiscordRPC
 add_library(3rdparty_discordRPC INTERFACE)
 
+check_cxx_compiler_flag("-msse -msse2 -mcx16" COMPILER_X86)
+
 # We don't want Discord Rich Presence on the BSDs and other OSes
 if (USE_DISCORD_RPC AND (WIN32 OR CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "Linux" OR APPLE) AND COMPILER_X86)
 	if (WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)