diff --git a/package/gmp/gmp.mk b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
index f71a2109ab..96dd6ed822 100644
--- a/package/gmp/gmp.mk
+++ b/package/gmp/gmp.mk
@@ -12,5 +12,10 @@ GMP_LICENSE = LGPLv3+
 GMP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.LESSERv3
 GMP_DEPENDENCIES = host-m4
 
+# GMP doesn't support assembly for r6 ISA yet
+ifeq ($(BR2_mips_32r6)$(BR2_mips_64r6),y)
+GMP_CONF_OPTS += --disable-assembly
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))