diff --git a/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.cpp b/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.cpp
index 66af53ccf..cb1e6d1de 100644
--- a/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static inline void cpuid(int level, int output[4]) {
 
 
 static inline void cpu_brand_string(char* s) {
-    int cpu_info[4] = { 0 };
+    int32_t cpu_info[4] = { 0 };
     cpuid(VENDOR_ID, cpu_info);
 
     if (cpu_info[EAX_Reg] >= 4) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static inline void cpu_brand_string(char* s) {
 
 static inline bool has_aes_ni()
 {
-    int cpu_info[4] = { 0 };
+    int32_t cpu_info[4] = { 0 };
     cpuid(PROCESSOR_INFO, cpu_info);
 
     return (cpu_info[ECX_Reg] & bit_AES) != 0;
@@ -94,11 +94,32 @@ static inline bool has_aes_ni()
 
 
 xmrig::BasicCpuInfo::BasicCpuInfo() :
+    m_assembly(ASM_NONE),
     m_aes(has_aes_ni()),
     m_brand(),
     m_threads(std::thread::hardware_concurrency())
 {
     cpu_brand_string(m_brand);
+
+#   ifndef XMRIG_NO_ASM
+    if (hasAES()) {
+        char vendor[13] = { 0 };
+        int32_t data[4] = { 0 };
+
+        cpuid(0, data);
+
+        memcpy(vendor + 0, &data[1], 4);
+        memcpy(vendor + 4, &data[3], 4);
+        memcpy(vendor + 8, &data[2], 4);
+
+        if (memcmp(vendor, "GenuineIntel", 12) == 0) {
+            m_assembly = ASM_INTEL;
+        }
+        else if (memcmp(vendor, "AuthenticAMD", 12) == 0) {
+            m_assembly = ASM_RYZEN;
+        }
+    }
+#   endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.h b/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.h
index f9d710d6f..911674ea1 100644
--- a/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.h
+++ b/src/common/cpu/BasicCpuInfo.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  * Copyright 2017-2018 XMR-Stak    <https://github.com/fireice-uk>, <https://github.com/psychocrypt>
  * Copyright 2016-2018 XMRig       <https://github.com/xmrig>, <support@xmrig.com>
  *
- *
  *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     size_t optimalThreadsCount(size_t memSize, int maxCpuUsage) const override;
 
-    inline Assembly assembly() const override       { return ASM_NONE; }
+    inline Assembly assembly() const override       { return m_assembly; }
     inline bool hasAES() const override             { return m_aes; }
     inline bool isSupported() const override        { return true; }
     inline const char *brand() const override       { return m_brand; }
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ protected:
 #   endif
 
 private:
+    Assembly m_assembly;
     bool m_aes;
     char m_brand[64];
     int32_t m_threads;