diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 924fd468da..c128b29bd3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ EOF
     return 0
 }
 
-if enabled asm; then
+if enabled_any arm aarch64 || enabled_all ppc altivec && enabled asm; then
     enabled_any arm aarch64 && nogas=die
     enabled_all ppc altivec && nogas=warn