diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 8cb5c404f..394fb459f 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -20516,6 +20516,14 @@ int ggml_cpu_has_sse3(void) {
 #endif
 }
 
+int ggml_cpu_has_ssse3(void) {
+#if defined(__SSSE3__)
+    return 1;
+#else
+    return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 int ggml_cpu_has_vsx(void) {
 #if defined(__POWER9_VECTOR__)
     return 1;
diff --git a/ggml.h b/ggml.h
index 421c0df60..b418153ba 100644
--- a/ggml.h
+++ b/ggml.h
@@ -1944,6 +1944,7 @@ extern "C" {
     GGML_API int ggml_cpu_has_clblast    (void);
     GGML_API int ggml_cpu_has_gpublas    (void);
     GGML_API int ggml_cpu_has_sse3       (void);
+    GGML_API int ggml_cpu_has_ssse3      (void);
     GGML_API int ggml_cpu_has_vsx        (void);
 
     //