diff --git a/srcpkgs/x264/template b/srcpkgs/x264/template
index 91829e5bdb2..8f9fba21515 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/x264/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/x264/template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ distfiles="http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/x264/snapshots/x264-snapsho
 checksum=3519e8fa3399845c7d2248d0a7297a923ac6bdc78d0ec15e85026e810670e1be
 
 do_configure() {
-	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv6l" ]; then
+	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv6l" ] || [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv5tel" ]; then
 		args+=" --disable-asm"
 	elif [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv7l" ]; then
 		export AS=$CC