Index: source/graphics/Color.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/graphics/Color.cpp
+++ source/graphics/Color.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 #include "graphics/Color.h"
 
 #include "graphics/SColor.h"
+#include "lib/sse.h"
 #include "maths/MathUtil.h"
 #include "ps/CLogger.h"
 #include "ps/CStr.h"
 
 #if HAVE_SSE
 # include <xmmintrin.h>
-# include "lib/sysdep/arch/x86_x64/x86_x64.h"
 #endif
 
 static SColor4ub fallback_ConvertRGBColorTo4ub(const RGBColor& src)
@@ -78,13 +78,9 @@
 void ColorActivateFastImpl()
 {
 #if HAVE_SSE
-	if (x86_x64::Cap(x86_x64::CAP_SSE))
-	{
+	if (HasSSE())
 		ConvertRGBColorTo4ub = sse_ConvertRGBColorTo4ub;
-		return;
-	}
 #endif
-	debug_printf("No SSE available. Slow fallback routines will be used.\n");
 }
 
 /**
Index: source/lib/sse.h
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ source/lib/sse.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_SSE
+#define INCLUDED_SSE
+
+#include "sysdep/compiler.h"
+
+#if HAVE_SSE
+extern bool HasSSE();
+#endif
+
+#endif INCLUDED_SSE
Index: source/lib/sse.cpp
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ source/lib/sse.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2020 Wildfire Games.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ * CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+ * SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "precompiled.h"
+
+#include "sse.h"
+
+#include "code_generation.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "sysdep/arch.h"
+
+#if HAVE_SSE
+#if ARCH_X86_X64
+# include "sysdep/arch/x86_x64/x86_x64.h"
+#endif
+bool HasSSE()
+{
+	bool hasSSE = false;
+#if ARCH_X86_X64
+	hasSSE = x86_x64::Cap(x86_x64::CAP_SSE);
+#else
+	hasSSE = true;
+#endif
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+	ONCE(
+		if (!hasSSE)
+			debug_printf("No SSE available. Slow fallback routines will be used.\n");
+	);
+#endif
+	return hasSSE;
+}
+#endif
Index: source/renderer/ModelRenderer.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/renderer/ModelRenderer.cpp
+++ source/renderer/ModelRenderer.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "lib/allocators/arena.h"
 #include "lib/hash.h"
 #include "lib/ogl.h"
+#include "lib/sse.h"
 #include "maths/Vector3D.h"
 #include "maths/Vector4D.h"
 #include "ps/CLogger.h"
@@ -48,16 +49,8 @@
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // ModelRenderer implementation
 
-#if ARCH_X86_X64
-static bool g_EnableSSE = false;
-#endif
-
 void ModelRenderer::Init()
 {
-#if ARCH_X86_X64
-	if (x86_x64::Cap(x86_x64::CAP_SSE))
-		g_EnableSSE = true;
-#endif
 }
 
 // Helper function to copy object-space position and normal vectors into arrays.
@@ -99,7 +92,7 @@
 		}
 
 #if HAVE_SSE
-		if (g_EnableSSE)
+		if (HasSSE())
 		{
 			CModelDef::SkinPointsAndNormals_SSE(numVertices, Position, Normal, vertices, mdef->GetBlendIndices(), model->GetAnimatedBoneMatrices());
 		}