diff --git a/multimedia/libx264/Makefile b/multimedia/libx264/Makefile
index 1e76c72bb3f3..a537b7ec85f0 100644
--- a/multimedia/libx264/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/libx264/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ OPTIONS_EXCLUDE=	FFMS GPAC LAVF LSMASH SWSCALE
 ASM_BUILD_DEPENDS=	${ASM_BUILD_DEPENDS_${ARCH}}
 ASM_BUILD_DEPENDS_amd64=${ASM_BUILD_DEPENDS_i386}
 ASM_BUILD_DEPENDS_i386=	yasm>=1.2.0:devel/yasm
+ASM_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	asm
 
 HI10P_DESC=		Enable High 10 Profile 10-bit encoding
 HI10P_CONFIGURE_ON=	--bit-depth=10
diff --git a/multimedia/x264/Makefile b/multimedia/x264/Makefile
index e3968bd0599f..44c0b1ec0276 100644
--- a/multimedia/x264/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/x264/Makefile
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ LSMASH_DESC=		L-SMASH library support
 MP4_DESC=		MPEG-4 output
 SWSCALE_DESC=		Resize video filter
 
-ASM_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	asm
-
 DEBUG_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	debug
 DEBUG_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--enable-strip