diff --git a/package/x264/x264.mk b/package/x264/x264.mk
index 69ec4ccea3..a5a967b3f7 100644
--- a/package/x264/x264.mk
+++ b/package/x264/x264.mk
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ X264_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 X264_CONF_OPTS = --disable-avs --disable-lavf --disable-swscale
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_i386)$(BR2_x86_64),y)
-# yasm needed for assembly files
-X264_DEPENDENCIES += host-yasm
-X264_CONF_ENV += AS="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/yasm"
+# nasm needed for assembly files
+X264_DEPENDENCIES += host-nasm
+X264_CONF_ENV += AS="$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/nasm"
 else ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV7A)$(BR2_aarch64),y)
 # We need to pass gcc as AS, because the ARM assembly files have to be
 # preprocessed