diff --git a/tools/libressl/Makefile b/tools/libressl/Makefile
index 57cdacd961..8894a058e4 100644
--- a/tools/libressl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libressl/Makefile
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-shared
 HOST_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
 
+ifeq ($(GNU_HOST_NAME),x86_64-linux-gnux32)
+HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-asm
+endif
+
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))