diff --git a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
index 17e4fa7074..eb237d3523 100644
--- a/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
+++ b/package/ffmpeg/ffmpeg.mk
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-mipsfpu
 else
 FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --enable-mipsfpu
 endif
+
+# Fix build failure on "addi opcode not supported"
+ifeq ($(BR2_mips_32r6)$(BR2_mips_64r6),y)
+FFMPEG_CONF_OPTS += --disable-asm
+endif
 endif # MIPS
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_POWERPC_CPU_HAS_ALTIVEC),y)