diff --git a/config.nims b/config.nims
index 802e25c39..8e50cfecf 100644
--- a/config.nims
+++ b/config.nims
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ if defined(disableMarchNative):
       else:
         switch("passC", "-mssse3")
         switch("passL", "-mssse3")
+elif defined(macosx) and defined(amd64):
+  switch("passC", "-march=native")
+  switch("passL", "-march=native")
 elif defined(macosx) and defined(arm64):
   # Apple's Clang can't handle "-march=native" on M1: https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/issues/2758
   switch("passC", "-mcpu=apple-m1")