diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a96e899..4b55b80 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,42 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.6)
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=gnu99 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wformat=2 -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -lrt -lcap -D_GNU_SOURCE -DHAVE_CLEARENV -DLINUX")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=gnu99 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wformat=2 -Wformat-nonliteral -Wformat-security -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wmissing-prototypes -lrt -lcap -D_GNU_SOURCE -DHAVE_CLEARENV -DLINUX")
 
+if (WIN32)
+  set(OSNAME "Win32")
+else()
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND uname
+  COMMAND tr "\n" " "
+  COMMAND sed "s/ //"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE OSNAME
+  )
+endif()
+
+if (NOT (${OSNAME} STREQUAL "Linux"))
+  message("ndhc requires Linux.  Patches are welcome.  Consult README.")
+  return()
+endif()
+
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND uname -m
+  COMMAND tr "\n" " "
+  COMMAND sed "s/ //"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE MACHINENAME
+  )
+
+if (${MACHINENAME} STREQUAL "x86_64")
+  message("Detected that the current host is x86_64.  Enabling seccomp-filter.")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DENABLE_SECCOMP_FILTER")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DENABLE_SECCOMP_FILTER")
+elseif ((${MACHINENAME} STREQUAL "i686") OR (${MACHINENAME} STREQUAL "i586") OR
+        (${MACHINENAME} STREQUAL "i486") OR (${MACHINENAME} STREQUAL "i386"))
+  message("Detected that the current host is x86.  Enabling seccomp-filter.")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -DENABLE_SECCOMP_FILTER")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DENABLE_SECCOMP_FILTER")
+else()
+  message("Host machine type does not support seccomp-filter.")
+endif()
+
 include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/ncmlib")
 add_subdirectory(ncmlib)