diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index 17eac508d..e9fbdb8dd 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SDK_PATH ?= $(BASEDIR)/SDKs
 NO_QT ?=
 NO_WALLET ?=
 NO_UPNP ?=
+AVX2 ?=
 FALLBACK_DOWNLOAD_PATH ?= https://bitcoincore.org/depends-sources
 
 BUILD = $(shell ./config.guess)
@@ -92,14 +93,19 @@ $(host_arch)_$(host_os)_id_string+=$(shell $(host_STRIP) --version 2>/dev/null)
 qt_packages_$(NO_QT) = $(qt_packages) $(qt_$(host_os)_packages) $(qt_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages)
 wallet_packages_$(NO_WALLET) = $(wallet_packages)
 upnp_packages_$(NO_UPNP) = $(upnp_packages)
+avx2_packages_$(AVX2) = $(avx2_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages)
 
-packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $($(host_os)_packages) $(qt_packages_) $(wallet_packages_) $(upnp_packages_)
+packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $($(host_os)_packages) $(avx2_packages_1) $(qt_packages_) $(wallet_packages_) $(upnp_packages_)
 native_packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_native_packages) $($(host_os)_native_packages)
 
 ifneq ($(qt_packages_),)
 native_packages += $(qt_native_packages)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(avx2_packages_1),)
+native_packages += $(avx2_native_packages)
+endif
+
 all_packages = $(packages) $(native_packages)
 
 meta_depends = Makefile funcs.mk builders/default.mk hosts/default.mk hosts/$(host_os).mk builders/$(build_os).mk
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 5d35644d3..ceab33045 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 packages:=boost openssl libevent zeromq
 native_packages := native_ccache
 
-x86_64_linux_native_packages:=native_nasm
-x86_64_linux_packages:=intel-ipsec-mb
-
 qt_native_packages = native_protobuf
 qt_packages = qrencode protobuf zlib
 
@@ -17,6 +14,9 @@ wallet_packages=bdb
 
 upnp_packages=miniupnpc
 
+avx2_native_packages:=native_nasm
+avx2_x86_64_linux_packages:=intel-ipsec-mb
+
 darwin_native_packages = native_biplist native_ds_store native_mac_alias
 
 ifneq ($(build_os),darwin)