diff --git a/srcpkgs/x264/template b/srcpkgs/x264/template
index 8f9fba21515..99f27e6fc38 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/x264/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/x264/template
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ distfiles="http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/x264/snapshots/x264-snapsho
 checksum=3519e8fa3399845c7d2248d0a7297a923ac6bdc78d0ec15e85026e810670e1be
 
 do_configure() {
-	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv6l" ] || [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv5tel" ]; then
-		args+=" --disable-asm"
-	elif [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "armv7l" ]; then
-		export AS=$CC
-	fi
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		armv[56]*) args+=" --disable-asm";;
+		armv7*) export AS=$CC;;	
+	esac
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		args+=" --host=$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET"
 	fi