diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt b/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt
index f49c6ea238f..fa2b39fccd8 100644
--- a/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #   Run "make deps" from main Blender directory
 #
 # LINUX USAGE:
-#   Install compiler cmake autoconf automake libtool yasm nasm tcl
+#   Install compiler cmake autoconf automake libtool yasm tcl
 #   Run "make deps" from main Blender directory
 #
 ####################################################################################################
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ include(cmake/llvm.cmake)
 include(cmake/clang.cmake)
 if(APPLE)
   include(cmake/openmp.cmake)
+endif()
+if(UNIX)
   include(cmake/nasm.cmake)
 endif()
 include(cmake/openimageio.cmake)
diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/check_software.cmake b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/check_software.cmake
index 2530b0b3251..56d6db70ea7 100644
--- a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/check_software.cmake
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/check_software.cmake
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if(UNIX)
       "  ${_software_missing}\n"
       "\n"
       "On Debian and Ubuntu:\n"
-      "  apt install autoconf automake libtool yasm nasm tcl\n"
+      "  apt install autoconf automake libtool yasm tcl\n"
       "\n"
       "On macOS (with homebrew):\n"
       "  brew install autoconf automake bison libtool pkg-config yasm\n"
diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/ffmpeg.cmake b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/ffmpeg.cmake
index 7fbd613b25d..ddfdbc86dac 100644
--- a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/ffmpeg.cmake
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/ffmpeg.cmake
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ if(APPLE)
     --target-os=darwin
     --x86asmexe=${LIBDIR}/nasm/bin/nasm
   )
+elseif(UNIX)
+  set(FFMPEG_EXTRA_FLAGS
+    ${FFMPEG_EXTRA_FLAGS}
+    --x86asmexe=${LIBDIR}/nasm/bin/nasm
+  )
 endif()
 
 ExternalProject_Add(external_ffmpeg
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@ if(WIN32)
     external_zlib_mingw
   )
 endif()
-if(APPLE)
+if(UNIX)
   add_dependencies(
     external_ffmpeg
     external_nasm
diff --git a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/x264.cmake b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/x264.cmake
index 993e4591cb7..8daaf57a220 100644
--- a/build_files/build_environment/cmake/x264.cmake
+++ b/build_files/build_environment/cmake/x264.cmake
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ else()
   set(X264_CONFIGURE_ENV echo .)
 endif()
 
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  set(X264_CONFIGURE_ENV
+    export AS=${LIBDIR}/nasm/bin/nasm
+  )
+endif()
+
 ExternalProject_Add(external_x264
   URL ${X264_URI}
   DOWNLOAD_DIR ${DOWNLOAD_DIR}
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ if(MSVC)
   set_target_properties(external_x264 PROPERTIES FOLDER Mingw)
 endif()
 
-if(APPLE)
+if(UNIX)
   add_dependencies(
     external_x264
     external_nasm