diff --git a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template
index 3f33619ee90..c566f3e9cb5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gst-plugins-base1/template
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ checksum=5c3cc489933d0597087c9bc6ba251c93693d64554bcc563539a084fa2d5fcb2b
 build_options="cdparanoia gir sndio"
 build_options_default="cdparanoia gir sndio"
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	mips*)	# XXX: work around assembler "Error: branch out of range"
+		CFLAGS=" -Os"
+		;;
+esac
+
 gst-plugins-base1-devel_package() {
 	depends="gstreamer1-devel>=${version} ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision} orc-devel"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"