diff --git a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
index 166394cac0..88f2fb4efa 100644
--- a/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
+++ b/package/mplayer/mplayer.mk
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ define MPLAYER_DISABLE_INLINE_ASM
 		$(@D)/config.h
 	$(SED) 's,#define HAVE_MMX_INLINE 1,#define HAVE_MMX_INLINE 0,g' \
 		$(@D)/config.h
+	$(SED) 's,#define HAVE_MMX_EXTERNAL 1,#define HAVE_MMX_EXTERNAL 0,g' \
+		$(@D)/config.h
 endef
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_i386),y)