@@ -525,12 +525,19 @@ check_cpp(){

     check_cmd $cc $CFLAGS "$@" -E -o $TMPO $TMPC

 }

+check_as(){

+    log check_as "$@"

+    cat > $TMPC

+    log_file $TMPC

+    check_cmd $as $CFLAGS "$@" -c -o $TMPO $TMPC

+}

+

 check_asm(){

     log check_asm "$@"

     name="$1"

     asm="$2"

     shift 2

-    check_cc "$@" <<EOF && enable $name || disable $name

+    check_as "$@" <<EOF && enable $name || disable $name

 void foo(void){ __asm__ volatile($asm); }

 EOF

 }

@@ -1798,7 +1805,9 @@ EOF

 sym=$($nm -P -g $TMPO | grep ff_extern)

 extern_prefix=${sym%%ff_extern*}

-check_asm inline_asm '""'

+check_cc <<EOF && enable inline_asm

+void foo(void) { __asm__ volatile ("" ::); }

+EOF

 if enabled x86; then

     # check whether EBP is available on x86