diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b5d8971..f6e999b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ if test x$have_clock_gettime = xyes; then
 fi
 
 # only matters for x86
-AC_CHECK_PROGS(NASM, nasm)
+#AC_CHECK_PROGS(NASM, nasm)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(FLaC__HAS_NASM, test -n "$NASM")
 if test -n "$NASM" ; then
 AC_DEFINE(FLAC__HAS_NASM)