diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 695b37d073..684e9dc593 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -1558,8 +1558,15 @@ $cpuid_obj="mem_clr.o"	unless ($cpuid_obj =~ /\.o$/);
 $des_obj=$des_enc	unless ($des_obj =~ /\.o$/);
 $bf_obj=$bf_enc		unless ($bf_obj =~ /\.o$/);
 $cast_obj=$cast_enc	unless ($cast_obj =~ /\.o$/);
-$rc4_obj=$rc4_enc	unless ($rc4_obj =~ /\.o$/);
 $rc5_obj=$rc5_enc	unless ($rc5_obj =~ /\.o$/);
+if ($rc4_obj =~ /\.o$/)
+	{
+	$cflags.=" -DRC4_ASM";
+	}
+else
+	{
+	$rc4_obj=$rc4_enc;
+	}
 if ($sha1_obj =~ /\.o$/)
 	{
 #	$sha1_obj=$sha1_enc;
diff --git a/crypto/evp/e_rc4_hmac_md5.c b/crypto/evp/e_rc4_hmac_md5.c
index ba5979d47a..5e92855dfd 100644
--- a/crypto/evp/e_rc4_hmac_md5.c
+++ b/crypto/evp/e_rc4_hmac_md5.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int rc4_hmac_md5_init_key(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx,
     return 1;
 }
 
-# if     !defined(OPENSSL_NO_ASM) &&     ( \
+# if     defined(RC4_ASM) && defined(MD5_ASM) &&     (	   \
         defined(__x86_64)       || defined(__x86_64__)  || \
         defined(_M_AMD64)       || defined(_M_X64)      || \
         defined(__INTEL__)              ) && \