diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
index 7eca82bcac..f9326d3375 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ do_configure() {
 		esac
 		_args+=" --cross-compiling"
 	fi
-	# their pregenerated asm is for ELFv1...
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		ppc64|ppc64-musl) _args+=" --openssl-no-asm" ;;
-	esac
 	./configure --prefix=/usr --shared-zlib \
 		$(vopt_if icu --with-intl=system-icu) \
 		$(vopt_if http_parser --shared-http-parser) \