diff --git a/Android.common.mk b/Android.common.mk
index 327f13f5a3804..825b60381d083 100644
--- a/Android.common.mk
+++ b/Android.common.mk
@@ -103,12 +103,9 @@ ifeq ($(shell test $(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION) -ge 26 && echo true),true)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DHAVE_SYS_SHM_H
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(MESA_ENABLE_ASM)),true)
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),x86)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += \
 	-DUSE_X86_ASM
-
-endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(ARCH_ARM_HAVE_NEON),true)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS_arm += -DUSE_ARM_ASM
diff --git a/Android.mk b/Android.mk
index 5fe028c6d19c1..8d274e5683689 100644
--- a/Android.mk
+++ b/Android.mk
@@ -83,13 +83,6 @@ endif
 
 $(foreach d, $(MESA_BUILD_CLASSIC) $(MESA_BUILD_GALLIUM), $(eval $(d) := true))
 
-# host and target must be the same arch to generate matypes.h
-ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),$(HOST_ARCH))
-MESA_ENABLE_ASM := true
-else
-MESA_ENABLE_ASM := false
-endif
-
 ifneq ($(filter true, $(HAVE_GALLIUM_RADEONSI)),)
 MESA_ENABLE_LLVM := true
 endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fd247fe00a989..5cce7eb018a32 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ with_vulkan_icd_dir = get_option('vulkan-icd-dir')
 with_tests = get_option('build-tests')
 with_valgrind = get_option('valgrind')
 with_libunwind = get_option('libunwind')
-with_asm = get_option('asm')
 with_glx_read_only_text = get_option('glx-read-only-text')
 with_glx_direct = get_option('glx-direct')
 with_osmesa = get_option('osmesa')
@@ -972,69 +971,42 @@ endif
 
 # TODO: shared/static? Is this even worth doing?
 
-# When cross compiling we generally need to turn off the use of assembly,
-# because mesa's assembly relies on building an executable for the host system,
-# and running it to get information about struct sizes. There is at least one
-# case of cross compiling where we can use asm, and that's x86_64 -> x86 when
-# host OS == build OS, since in that case the build machine can run the host's
-# binaries.
-if with_asm and meson.is_cross_build()
-  if build_machine.system() != host_machine.system()
-    # TODO: It may be possible to do this with an exe_wrapper (like wine).
-    message('Cross compiling from one OS to another, disabling assembly.')
-    with_asm = false
-  elif not (build_machine.cpu_family().startswith('x86') and host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86')
-    # FIXME: Gentoo always sets -m32 for x86_64 -> x86 builds, resulting in an
-    # x86 -> x86 cross compile. We use startswith rather than == to handle this
-    # case.
-    # TODO: There may be other cases where the 64 bit version of the
-    # architecture can run 32 bit binaries (aarch64 and armv7 for example)
-    message('''
-      Cross compiling to different architectures, and the host cannot run
-      the build machine's binaries. Disabling assembly.
-    ''')
-    with_asm = false
-  endif
-endif
-
 with_asm_arch = ''
-if with_asm
-  if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86'
-    if system_has_kms_drm or host_machine.system() == 'gnu'
-      with_asm_arch = 'x86'
-      pre_args += ['-DUSE_X86_ASM', '-DUSE_MMX_ASM', '-DUSE_3DNOW_ASM',
-                   '-DUSE_SSE_ASM']
+if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86'
+  if system_has_kms_drm or host_machine.system() == 'gnu'
+    with_asm_arch = 'x86'
+    pre_args += ['-DUSE_X86_ASM', '-DUSE_MMX_ASM', '-DUSE_3DNOW_ASM',
+                 '-DUSE_SSE_ASM']
 
-      if with_glx_read_only_text
-         pre_args += ['-DGLX_X86_READONLY_TEXT']
-      endif
-    endif
-  elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
-    if system_has_kms_drm
-      with_asm_arch = 'x86_64'
-      pre_args += ['-DUSE_X86_64_ASM']
-    endif
-  elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
-    if system_has_kms_drm
-      with_asm_arch = 'arm'
-      pre_args += ['-DUSE_ARM_ASM']
-    endif
-  elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'aarch64'
-    if system_has_kms_drm
-      with_asm_arch = 'aarch64'
-      pre_args += ['-DUSE_AARCH64_ASM']
-    endif
-  elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'sparc64'
-    if system_has_kms_drm
-      with_asm_arch = 'sparc'
-      pre_args += ['-DUSE_SPARC_ASM']
-    endif
-  elif host_machine.cpu_family().startswith('ppc64') and host_machine.endian() == 'little'
-    if system_has_kms_drm
-      with_asm_arch = 'ppc64le'
-      pre_args += ['-DUSE_PPC64LE_ASM']
+    if with_glx_read_only_text
+      pre_args += ['-DGLX_X86_READONLY_TEXT']
     endif
   endif
+elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
+  if system_has_kms_drm
+    with_asm_arch = 'x86_64'
+    pre_args += ['-DUSE_X86_64_ASM']
+  endif
+elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
+  if system_has_kms_drm
+    with_asm_arch = 'arm'
+    pre_args += ['-DUSE_ARM_ASM']
+  endif
+elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'aarch64'
+  if system_has_kms_drm
+    with_asm_arch = 'aarch64'
+    pre_args += ['-DUSE_AARCH64_ASM']
+  endif
+elif host_machine.cpu_family() == 'sparc64'
+  if system_has_kms_drm
+    with_asm_arch = 'sparc'
+    pre_args += ['-DUSE_SPARC_ASM']
+  endif
+elif host_machine.cpu_family().startswith('ppc64') and host_machine.endian() == 'little'
+  if system_has_kms_drm
+    with_asm_arch = 'ppc64le'
+    pre_args += ['-DUSE_PPC64LE_ASM']
+  endif
 endif
 
 # Check for standard headers and functions
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 1f72faabee8ec..2a549c7dc376e 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -227,12 +227,6 @@ option(
   value : false,
   description : 'Enable GLVND support.'
 )
-option(
-  'asm',
-  type : 'boolean',
-  value : true,
-  description : 'Build assembly code if possible'
-)
 option(
    'glx-read-only-text',
    type : 'boolean',
diff --git a/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_dricore.mk b/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_dricore.mk
index 792117767b46a..8eb6aabe836f3 100644
--- a/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_dricore.mk
+++ b/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_dricore.mk
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := STATIC_LIBRARIES
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 	$(MESA_FILES)
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(MESA_ENABLE_ASM)),true)
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),x86)
 	LOCAL_SRC_FILES += $(X86_FILES)
 endif # x86
-endif # MESA_ENABLE_ASM
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH_X86_HAVE_SSE4_1),true)
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
diff --git a/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_st_mesa.mk b/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_st_mesa.mk
index ddfd03059c59e..16153a3c5bde0 100644
--- a/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_st_mesa.mk
+++ b/src/mesa/Android.libmesa_st_mesa.mk
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ LOCAL_GENERATED_SOURCES := \
 	$(MESA_GEN_GLSL_H) \
 	$(MESA_GEN_NIR_H)
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(MESA_ENABLE_ASM)),true)
 ifeq ($(TARGET_ARCH),x86)
 	LOCAL_SRC_FILES += $(X86_FILES)
 endif # x86
-endif # MESA_ENABLE_ASM
 
 ifeq ($(ARCH_X86_HAVE_SSE4_1),true)
 LOCAL_WHOLE_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \