diff --git a/Utilities/JIT.cpp b/Utilities/JIT.cpp
index eec7e0a812..6bda27ba4c 100644
--- a/Utilities/JIT.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/JIT.cpp
@@ -500,6 +500,25 @@ jit_compiler::~jit_compiler()
 {
 }
 
+bool jit_compiler::has_ssse3() const
+{
+	if (m_cpu == "generic" ||
+		m_cpu == "k8" ||
+		m_cpu == "opteron" ||
+		m_cpu == "athlon64" ||
+		m_cpu == "athlon-fx" ||
+		m_cpu == "k8-sse3" ||
+		m_cpu == "opteron-sse3" ||
+		m_cpu == "athlon64-sse3" ||
+		m_cpu == "amdfam10" ||
+		m_cpu == "barcelona")
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 void jit_compiler::add(std::unique_ptr<llvm::Module> module, const std::string& path)
 {
 	ObjectCache cache{path};
diff --git a/Utilities/JIT.h b/Utilities/JIT.h
index 40d9af4ada..1d27c4fbc0 100644
--- a/Utilities/JIT.h
+++ b/Utilities/JIT.h
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ public:
 		return *m_engine;
 	}
 
+	// Test SSSE3 feature
+	bool has_ssse3() const;
+
 	// Add module (path to obj cache dir)
 	void add(std::unique_ptr<llvm::Module> module, const std::string& path);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
index 844acabd10..4b7b0bb089 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
@@ -1089,7 +1089,29 @@ class spu_llvm_recompiler : public spu_recompiler_base, public cpu_translator
 	value_t<u8[16]> pshufb(T1 a, T2 b)
 	{
 		value_t<u8[16]> result;
-		result.value = m_ir->CreateCall(get_intrinsic(llvm::Intrinsic::x86_ssse3_pshuf_b_128), {a.eval(m_ir), b.eval(m_ir)});
+
+		if (m_spurt->m_jit.has_ssse3())
+		{
+			result.value = m_ir->CreateCall(get_intrinsic(llvm::Intrinsic::x86_ssse3_pshuf_b_128), {a.eval(m_ir), b.eval(m_ir)});
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			const auto data0 = a.eval(m_ir);
+			const auto index = b.eval(m_ir);
+			const auto mask = m_ir->CreateAnd(index, 0xf);
+			const auto zero = llvm::ConstantInt::get(get_type<u8[16]>(), 0u);
+
+			result.value = zero;
+
+			for (u32 i = 0; i < 16; i++)
+			{
+				const auto x = m_ir->CreateExtractElement(data0, m_ir->CreateExtractElement(mask, i));
+				result.value = m_ir->CreateInsertElement(result.value, x, i);
+			}
+
+			result.value = m_ir->CreateSelect(m_ir->CreateICmpSLT(index, zero), zero, result.value);
+		}
+
 		return result;
 	}