diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
index 27eb39e7b4f..450b59bbc7d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ do_configure() {
 		# to execute it within the build system fails
 		_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) \