diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 8ff8ea8c6c..b3ce4c0656 100644
--- a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -507,10 +507,8 @@ else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-mipsfpu
 endif
 
-# Fix build failure on "addi opcode not supported"
-ifeq ($(BR2_mips_32r6)$(BR2_mips_64r6),y)
+# Fix build failure on several missing assembly instructions
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-asm
-endif
 endif # MIPS
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_POWERPC_CPU_HAS_ALTIVEC),y)