diff --git a/lib/common.Makefile b/lib/common.Makefile
index 5c63b9b3b..05786f3b8 100644
--- a/lib/common.Makefile
+++ b/lib/common.Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $(DAEMONOBJS): %.o: ../daemon/%.c
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 $(LIBASMOBJS): %.o: ../lib/%.S
-	$(AS) -c $(ASFLAGS) $< -o $@
+	$(CC) -c $(ASFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 
 $(TARGET):	$(ALLOBJS) Makefile
diff --git a/lib/lib.Makefile b/lib/lib.Makefile
index 9b603babc..a857ecf62 100644
--- a/lib/lib.Makefile
+++ b/lib/lib.Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CC ?= gcc
-AS ?= gcc
 
 ifeq ($(DO_ASAN_FLAGS),1)
 ASAN_FLAGS = -ggdb -O0 -fsanitize=address -fsanitize=leak -fsanitize=undefined