diff --git a/cython/sharp_utils.c b/cython/sharp_utils.c
index 69af7389..8aa1d063 100644
--- a/cython/sharp_utils.c
+++ b/cython/sharp_utils.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "sharp_utils.h"
+#if 0
 #include <immintrin.h>
+#endif
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 50d3f127..4c3f0dc0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@
         sp.check_call('scripts/osx.sh', shell=True)
     except sp.CalledProcessError:
         raise DistutilsError('Failed to prepare Mac OS X properly. See earlier errors.')
+    # Try to find gcc in /usr/local/bin/ (which is where it's installed by homebrew on
+    # Intel) or, if that fails, /opt/homebrew/bin/ (which is where it's installed by
+    # homebrew on Silicon)
     gccpath = glob.glob('/usr/local/bin/gcc-*')
+    if not gccpath:
+        gccpath = glob.glob('/opt/homebrew/bin/gcc-*')
     if gccpath:
         # Use newest gcc found
         sint = lambda x: int(x) if x.isdigit() else 0
@@ -249,4 +254,3 @@ def run(self):
 )
 
 print('\n[setup.py request was successful.]')
-