diff --git a/mpi/ChangeLog b/mpi/ChangeLog
index 679238597..f1e2e459e 100644
--- a/mpi/ChangeLog
+++ b/mpi/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-10-17  Werner Koch  <wk@gnupg.org>
+
+	* config.links (powerpc-apple-darwin6.1): Disable assembler
+	due to non-working modules/as.  Suggested by Gordon Worley.
+
 2002-10-02  David Shaw  <dshaw@jabberwocky.com>
 
 	* longlong.h: Some whitespace changes in HPPA to fix assembler
diff --git a/mpi/config.links b/mpi/config.links
index 54caedb34..7350a76b0 100644
--- a/mpi/config.links
+++ b/mpi/config.links
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # config.links - helper for ../configure
-# Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This file is part of GnuPG.
 #
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ echo '/* created by config.links - do not edit */' >./mpi/asm-syntax.h
 
 if test "$try_asm_modules" = "yes" ; then
 case "${target}" in
+    powerpc-apple-darwin6.1)
+	echo '/* No working assembler modules available */' >>./mpi/asm-syntax.h
+	path=""
+	;;
+
     i[3467]86*-*-freebsd*-elf  | \
     i[3467]86*-*-freebsd[3-9]* | \
     i[3467]86*-*-freebsdelf*   | \