diff --git a/test cases/common/139 simd/meson.build b/test cases/common/139 simd/meson.build
index e62cc448f..26a291b77 100644
--- a/test cases/common/139 simd/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/139 simd/meson.build	
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build() and host_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm' and cc.get_
   add_project_arguments('-march=armv7', language : 'c')
 endif
 
+if cc.get_id() == 'msvc' and version_compare(cc.version(), '<17')
+  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST VS2010 produces broken binaries on x86.')
+endif
+
 simdlibs = simd.check('mysimds',
   mmx : 'simd_mmx.c',
   sse : 'simd_sse.c',
diff --git a/test cases/common/139 simd/simd_ssse3.c b/test cases/common/139 simd/simd_ssse3.c
index 40443bebc..ab4dff4f8 100644
--- a/test cases/common/139 simd/simd_ssse3.c	
+++ b/test cases/common/139 simd/simd_ssse3.c	
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ int ssse3_available() {
 int ssse3_available() {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     return 1;
+#elif defined(__clang__)
+    /* https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/8130 */
+    return __builtin_cpu_supports("sse4.1");
 #else
     return __builtin_cpu_supports("ssse3");
 #endif