diff --git a/build2cmake/src/templates/cpu/preamble.cmake b/build2cmake/src/templates/cpu/preamble.cmake
index 18046454..3e2b5de8 100644
--- a/build2cmake/src/templates/cpu/preamble.cmake
+++ b/build2cmake/src/templates/cpu/preamble.cmake
@@ -42,3 +42,8 @@ endif()
 {% endif %}
 
 add_compile_definitions(CPU_KERNEL)
+
+check_for_sve(HAVE_SVE)
+if(HAVE_SVE)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=armv8.2-a+sve")
+endif()
diff --git a/build2cmake/src/templates/utils.cmake b/build2cmake/src/templates/utils.cmake
index d4d4cef2..67c2661c 100644
--- a/build2cmake/src/templates/utils.cmake
+++ b/build2cmake/src/templates/utils.cmake
@@ -555,3 +555,16 @@ function (define_gpu_extension_target GPU_MOD_NAME)
 
   install(TARGETS ${GPU_MOD_NAME} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${GPU_DESTINATION} COMPONENT ${GPU_MOD_NAME})
 endfunction()
+
+include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
+
+macro(check_for_sve HAVE_SVE_VAR)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-march=armv8.2-a+sve")
+  check_cxx_source_compiles("
+    #include <arm_sve.h>
+    int main() {
+      svint32_t v = svdup_s32(0);
+      return svaddv_s32(svptrue_b32(), v);
+    }
+  " ${HAVE_SVE_VAR})
+endmacro()