diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fbc32b6a..d2cb3487 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ check-local:
 	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) --test-skip-device -c $(CONF) status
 	echo --- Run the speed test
 	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) --test-skip-device -T
+if HAVE_EMULATOR
+	$(TESTENV_SSE2) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) --test-skip-device -T
+	$(TESTENV_SSSE3) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) --test-skip-device -T
+	$(TESTENV_AVX2) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) --test-skip-device -T
+endif
 	echo --- Some commands with empty array
 	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) $(CHECKFLAGS_VERBOSE) -c $(CONF) diff
 	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) $(CHECKFLAGS_VERBOSE) -c $(CONF) dup
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3224d3bc..97cd21f4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
 AC_CHECK_PROG([VALGRIND],[valgrind],[valgrind],[])
 AC_CHECK_PROG([WINE],[wine],[wine],[])
+AC_CHECK_PROG([SDE],[sde],[sde],[])
 AC_CHECK_PROG([ADVD2],[advd2],[advd2],[])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_ADVD2, [test x"$ADVD2" != x])
 
@@ -118,8 +119,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SYMLINK, [test x"$SYMLINK" != x])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([profiler],
 	[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-profiler],[enable the use of gprof for code coverage])],
 	[
-	TESTENV=""
-	FAILENV="$TESTENV"
 	CFLAGS="-O2 -pg -g"
 	],
 	[])
@@ -127,8 +126,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([profiler],
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([coverage],
 	[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-coverage],[enable the use of gcov for code coverage])],
 	[
-	TESTENV=""
-	FAILENV="$TESTENV"
 	CFLAGS="-O0 -g -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage"
 	],
 	[])
@@ -151,11 +148,20 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([sgcheck],
 	],
 	[])
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([sde],
+	[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-sde],[enable the use of SDE emulator in testing])],
+	[
+	TESTENV_SSE2="$SDE -p4 --"
+	TESTENV_SSE4="$SDE -msm --"
+	TESTENV_AVX2="$SDE --"
+	EMULATOR=1
+	],
+	[])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_EMULATOR, [test x"$EMULATOR" != x])
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
 	[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[enable debugging])],
 	[
-	TESTENV=""
-	FAILENV="$TESTENV"
 	CFLAGS="-O0 -g -Wall -Wextra"
 	],
 	[])
@@ -175,6 +181,10 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([warning],
 
 AC_ARG_VAR([TESTENV], [Test environment])
 AC_ARG_VAR([FAILENV], [Test environment for failing tests])
+AC_ARG_VAR([TESTENV_SSE2], [Test environment for SSE2])
+AC_ARG_VAR([TESTENV_SSSE3], [Test environment for SSSE3])
+AC_ARG_VAR([TESTENV_AVX2], [Test environment for AVX2])
+
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
diff --git a/maketest.sh b/maketest.sh
index a4eee659..f4386947 100755
--- a/maketest.sh
+++ b/maketest.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 make distclean
 
-if ! ./configure --enable-coverage; then
+if ! ./configure --enable-coverage --enable-sde; then
 	exit 1
 fi