diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openobserve/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openobserve/package.nix
index 41eb24d79708..0da357e2fbef 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openobserve/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openobserve/package.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
     GIT_VERSION = src.tag;
     GIT_COMMIT_HASH = "builtByNix";
     GIT_BUILD_DATE = "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
+
+    RUSTFLAGS = "-C target-feature=+aes,+sse2";
   };
 
   # requires network access or filesystem mutations