diff --git a/include/core/SkPreConfig.h b/include/core/SkPreConfig.h
index 1c2e24fba6..406a159d89 100644
--- a/include/core/SkPreConfig.h
+++ b/include/core/SkPreConfig.h
@@ -116,40 +116,30 @@
 
 // Are we in GCC?
 #ifndef SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL
-    #if defined(__SSE2__)
-        #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE2
+    // These checks must be done in descending order to ensure we set the highest
+    // available SSE level.
+    #if defined(__SSSE3__)
+        #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSSE3
     #elif defined(__SSE3__)
         #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE3
-    #elif defined(__SSSE3__)
-        #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSSE3
+    #elif defined(__SSE2__)
+        #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE2
     #endif
 #endif
 
 // Are we in VisualStudio?
 #ifndef SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL
+    // These checks must be done in descending order to ensure we set the highest
+    // available SSE level.
     #if defined (_M_IX86_FP)
-        #if _M_IX86_FP == 1
-            #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE1
-        #elif _M_IX86_FP >= 2
+        #if _M_IX86_FP >= 2
             #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE2
+        #elif _M_IX86_FP == 1
+            #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE1
         #endif
     #endif
 #endif
 
-// 64bit intel guarantees at least SSE2
-#if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(_WIN64)
-    #if !defined(SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL) || (SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL < SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE2)
-        #undef SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL
-        #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL    SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE2
-    #endif
-#endif
-
-// Android x86 NDK ABI requires SSE3 support
-#if defined(SK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID)
-    #undef SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL
-    #define SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL        SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSE3
-#endif
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // ARM defines
 
diff --git a/src/opts/SkBitmapProcState_opts_SSSE3.cpp b/src/opts/SkBitmapProcState_opts_SSSE3.cpp
index f8342ecaad..ddc8ccc5ab 100644
--- a/src/opts/SkBitmapProcState_opts_SSSE3.cpp
+++ b/src/opts/SkBitmapProcState_opts_SSSE3.cpp
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file.
  */
 
-#include <tmmintrin.h>  // SSSE3
 #include "SkBitmapProcState_opts_SSSE3.h"
 #include "SkPaint.h"
 #include "SkUtils.h"
 
+/* With the exception of the Android framework we always build the SSSE3 functions
+ * and enable the caller to determine SSSE3 support.  However for the Android framework
+ * if the device does not support SSSE3 then the compiler will not supply the required
+ * -mssse3 option needed to build this file, so instead we provide a stub implementation.
+ */
+#if !defined(SK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID_FRAMEWORK) || SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL >= SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSSE3
+
+#include <tmmintrin.h>  // SSSE3
+
 // adding anonymous namespace seemed to force gcc to inline directly the
 // instantiation, instead of creating the functions
 // S32_generic_D32_filter_DX_SSSE3<true> and
@@ -722,3 +730,31 @@ void S32_alpha_D32_filter_DXDY_SSSE3(const SkBitmapProcState& s,
                                    int count, uint32_t* colors) {
     S32_generic_D32_filter_DXDY_SSSE3<true>(s, xy, count, colors);
 }
+
+#else // !defined(SK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID_FRAMEWORK) || SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL >= SK_CPU_SSE_LEVEL_SSSE3
+
+void S32_opaque_D32_filter_DX_SSSE3(const SkBitmapProcState& s,
+                                    const uint32_t* xy,
+                                    int count, uint32_t* colors) {
+    sk_throw();
+}
+
+void S32_alpha_D32_filter_DX_SSSE3(const SkBitmapProcState& s,
+                                   const uint32_t* xy,
+                                   int count, uint32_t* colors) {
+    sk_throw();
+}
+
+void S32_opaque_D32_filter_DXDY_SSSE3(const SkBitmapProcState& s,
+                                    const uint32_t* xy,
+                                    int count, uint32_t* colors) {
+    sk_throw();
+}
+
+void S32_alpha_D32_filter_DXDY_SSSE3(const SkBitmapProcState& s,
+                                   const uint32_t* xy,
+                                   int count, uint32_t* colors) {
+    sk_throw();
+}
+
+#endif