diff --git a/community/ffmpeg/APKBUILD b/community/ffmpeg/APKBUILD
index a877d31ecfa..14e52b9234d 100644
--- a/community/ffmpeg/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/ffmpeg/APKBUILD
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ build() {
 
 	case "$CARCH" in
 	x86) _asm="--disable-asm" ;;
-	mips*) _asm="--disable-asm" ;;
+	mips*) _asm="--cpu=generic --disable-asm" ;;
 	esac
 
 	./configure \