diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dd9608540e397dff71b23dba07ce6f9cc14244b6..6da5e79b3dfb3b7df9b242b0bead9538cdfb31c5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5496,12 +5496,10 @@ EOF
             x86asmexe=$x86asmexe_probe
             x86asm_type=nasm
             x86asm_debug="-g -F dwarf"
-            X86ASM_DEPFLAGS='-MD $(@:.o=.d)'
         elif check_cmd $x86asmexe_probe --version; then
             x86asmexe=$x86asmexe_probe
             x86asm_type=yasm
             x86asm_debug="-g dwarf2"
-            X86ASMDEP='$(DEPX86ASM) $(X86ASMFLAGS) -M $(X86ASM_O) $< > $(@:.o=.d)'
         fi
         check_x86asm "movbe ecx, [5]" && enable x86asm
     }
@@ -5512,6 +5510,8 @@ EOF
             probe_x86asm $program && break
         done
         disabled x86asm && die "nasm/yasm not found or too old. Use --disable-x86asm for a crippled build."
+        test $x86asm_type = 'nasm' && X86ASM_DEPFLAGS='-MD $(@:.o=.d)'
+        test $x86asm_type = 'yasm' && X86ASMDEP='$(DEPX86ASM) $(X86ASMFLAGS) -M $(X86ASM_O) $< > $(@:.o=.d)'
         X86ASMFLAGS="-f $objformat"
         enabled pic               && append X86ASMFLAGS "-DPIC"
         test -n "$extern_prefix"  && append X86ASMFLAGS "-DPREFIX"