diff --git a/make-bsd.mk b/make-bsd.mk
index 713cafc0f..06fbc93be 100644
--- a/make-bsd.mk
+++ b/make-bsd.mk
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(ZT_USE_ARM32_NEON_ASM_SALSA2012),1)
 	override DEFS+=-DZT_USE_ARM32_NEON_ASM_SALSA2012
 	override CORE_OBJS+=ext/arm32-neon-salsa2012-asm/salsa2012.o
+	override ASFLAGS+=-meabi=5
 endif
 
 override DEFS+=-DZT_BUILD_PLATFORM=$(ZT_BUILD_PLATFORM) -DZT_BUILD_ARCHITECTURE=$(ZT_ARCHITECTURE) -DZT_SOFTWARE_UPDATE_DEFAULT="\"disable\""