diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index eeda43abed6e..f8842c444560 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ cfi-sections := $(call as-instr,.cfi_sections .debug_frame,-DCONFIG_AS_CFI_SECTI
 
 # does binutils support specific instructions?
 asinstr := $(call as-instr,fxsaveq (%rax),-DCONFIG_AS_FXSAVEQ=1)
+asinstr += $(call as-instr,crc32l %eax$(comma)%eax,-DCONFIG_AS_CRC32=1)
 avx_instr := $(call as-instr,vxorps %ymm0$(comma)%ymm1$(comma)%ymm2,-DCONFIG_AS_AVX=1)
 avx2_instr :=$(call as-instr,vpbroadcastb %xmm0$(comma)%ymm1,-DCONFIG_AS_AVX2=1)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/hash.c b/arch/x86/lib/hash.c
index 3056702e81fb..060cc4415bd9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/hash.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/hash.c
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
 
 static inline u32 crc32_u32(u32 crc, u32 val)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_AS_CRC32
 	asm ("crc32l %1,%0\n" : "+r" (crc) : "rm" (val));
+#else
+	asm (".byte 0xf2, 0x0f, 0x38, 0xf1, 0xc1" : "+a" (crc) : "c" (val));
+#endif
 	return crc;
 }