diff --git a/build b/build
index c25477e23d..6aa4c57864 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ cmake "$ROOTDIR/llvm" \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$ROOTDIR/out/host" \
   -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$ROOTDIR/out/host" \
   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+  -DCMAKE_ASM_COMPILER="cc" \
   -DLLVM_ENABLE_BINDINGS=OFF \
   -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBEDIT=OFF \
   -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBPFM=OFF \