--- src/arch/i386/x86_floatmul.c
+++ src/arch/i386/x86_floatmul.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 /* MMX routine needs 16 */
 #define SCALING_POWER  16
 #define SCALING_FACTOR (1 << SCALING_POWER)
+#define MIN_ENTER_SIMD_LEN 48
 
 void _alFloatMul(ALshort *bpt, ALfloat sa, ALuint len);
 
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
 	ALint scaled_sa = sa * SCALING_FACTOR;
 	ALint iter;
 	
+	if (len < MIN_ENTER_SIMD_LEN)
+		goto skip_simd;
 #ifdef __MMX__
 	if (_alHaveMMX()) {
 		union {
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@
 		__builtin_ia32_emms();
 	}
 #endif /* __MMX__ */
+skip_simd:
 
 	while(len--) {
 		iter = *bpt;