diff --git a/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake b/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake
index 9cc34de362..2750a0be41 100644
--- a/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ endfunction()
 # Currently checks only for presence of required object formats and support for
 # the -Ox argument (multipass optimization).
 function(test_nasm)
-  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_COMPILER} -hf
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_COMPILER} -hO
                   OUTPUT_VARIABLE nasm_helptext)
 
   if(NOT "${nasm_helptext}" MATCHES "-Ox")
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ function(test_nasm)
       FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported nasm: multipass optimization not supported.")
   endif()
 
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_COMPILER} -hf
+                  OUTPUT_VARIABLE nasm_helptext)
   if("${AOM_TARGET_CPU}" STREQUAL "x86")
     if("${AOM_TARGET_SYSTEM}" STREQUAL "Darwin")
       if(NOT "${nasm_helptext}" MATCHES "macho32")