diff --git a/cargo_wrapper.py b/cargo_wrapper.py
index 0b7353c2..183ffcd1 100644
--- a/cargo_wrapper.py
+++ b/cargo_wrapper.py
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     pkg_config_path.append(str(opts.root_dir / 'meson-uninstalled'))
     env['PKG_CONFIG_PATH'] = os.pathsep.join(pkg_config_path)
 
+    if 'NASM' in env:
+        env['PATH'] = os.pathsep.join([os.path.dirname(env['NASM']), env['PATH']])
+
     rustc_target = None
     if 'RUSTC' in env:
         rustc_cmdline = shlex.split(env['RUSTC'])
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 42a23358..163f655f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -340,8 +340,12 @@ if get_option('gtk4').allowed()
   endif
 endif
 
-if get_option('rav1e').allowed() and find_program('nasm', required: false).found()
-  features += 'gst-plugin-rav1e/asm'
+if get_option('rav1e').allowed()
+  nasm = find_program('nasm', required: false)
+  if nasm.found()
+    features += 'gst-plugin-rav1e/asm'
+    extra_env += {'NASM': nasm.full_path()}
+  endif
 endif
 
 if get_option('default_library') == 'static'