diff --git a/vips.go b/vips.go
index 43990f3..1d03c92 100644
--- a/vips.go
+++ b/vips.go
@@ -147,6 +147,17 @@ func VipsCacheDropAll() {
 	C.vips_cache_drop_all()
 }
 
+// VipsVectorSetEnabled enables or disables SIMD vector instructions. This can give speed-up,
+// but can also be unstable on some systems and versions.
+func VipsVectorSetEnabled(enable bool) {
+	flag := 0
+	if enable {
+		flag = 1
+	}
+
+	C.vips_vector_set_enabled(C.int(flag))
+}
+
 // VipsDebugInfo outputs to stdout libvips collected data. Useful for debugging.
 func VipsDebugInfo() {
 	C.im__print_all()
diff --git a/vips.h b/vips.h
index 190317c..ab2c82e 100644
--- a/vips.h
+++ b/vips.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <vips/vips.h>
 #include <vips/foreign.h>
 #include <vips/vips7compat.h>
+#include <vips/vector.h>
 
 /**
  * Starting libvips 7.41, VIPS_ANGLE_x has been renamed to VIPS_ANGLE_Dx