diff --git a/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/build/mod.rs b/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/build/mod.rs
index 918157082..99755776d 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/build/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/build/mod.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ fn exec_cargo_for_wasm_target(
         }
         let env = vec![(
             "RUSTFLAGS",
-            Some("-C link-arg=-zstack-size=65536 -C link-arg=--import-memory -Clinker-plugin-lto"),
+            Some("-C link-arg=-zstack-size=65536 -C link-arg=--import-memory -Clinker-plugin-lto -C target-cpu=mvp"),
         )];
         util::invoke_cargo(command, &args, manifest_path.directory(), verbosity, env)?;