diff --git a/srcpkgs/x264/template b/srcpkgs/x264/template
index 6c8bbd8f4de..0d5c3de923f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/x264/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/x264/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ checksum=56d4ced6395b8ba30d87498668b155f2529c2f1af9bd0aa9cb7685873c88ec9a
 do_configure() {
 	local args
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		armv5*|mips*) args+=" --disable-asm";;
+		armv5*|mips*|ppc*) args+=" --disable-asm";;
 		aarch64*|armv[67]*) export AS=$CC;;
 		*) export AS=nasm;;
 	esac