diff --git a/media-video/ffmpeg/ffmpeg7-7.1.2.recipe b/media-video/ffmpeg/ffmpeg7-7.1.2.recipe
index abbc8b8b9..35a0490c1 100644
--- a/media-video/ffmpeg/ffmpeg7-7.1.2.recipe
+++ b/media-video/ffmpeg/ffmpeg7-7.1.2.recipe
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ BUILD()
 		cc="gcc${gccSuffix/_/-}"
 		ccArgs="--cc=$cc --cxx=g++${secondaryArchSuffix/_/-}
 			--ld=gcc${secondaryArchSuffix/_/-}
-			--host-ld=gcc${secondaryArchSuffix/_/-}"
+			--host-ld=gcc${secondaryArchSuffix/_/-} -fno-builtin-popcount"
 
 		# Hack up base headers to make them think we're on GCC2 ABI
 		mkdir -p include_hacks include_hacks/os include_hacks/config