diff --git a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
index b1c5836bf8..5e670ca01f 100644
--- a/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
+++ b/basis/cpu/x86/x86.factor
@@ -1539,5 +1539,4 @@ enable-fsqrt
         "Factor requires SSE2, which your CPU does not support." print
         flush
         1 exit
-    ] when
-    popcnt? [ enable-bit-count ] when ;
+    ] when ;