diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3cc988c73..28ed1482e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ option( NO_OPENAL "Disable OpenAL sound support" OFF )
 find_package( BZip2 )
 find_package( JPEG )
 find_package( ZLIB )
-find_package( asmjit )
+# find_package( asmjit )
+ # no, we're not using external asmjit for now, we made too many modifications to our's.
+ # if the asmjit author uses our changes then we'll update this.
+
 # GME
 find_path( GME_INCLUDE_DIR gme/gme.h )
 find_library( GME_LIBRARIES gme )
@@ -272,7 +275,8 @@ option(FORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB "Use internal zlib")
 option(FORCE_INTERNAL_JPEG "Use internal jpeg")
 option(FORCE_INTERNAL_BZIP2 "Use internal bzip2")
 option(FORCE_INTERNAL_GME "Use internal gme")
-option(FORCE_INTERNAL_ASMJIT "Use internal asmjit")
+option(FORCE_INTERNAL_ASMJIT "Use internal asmjit" ON)
+mark_as_advanced( FORCE_INTERNAL_ASMJIT )
 
 # Fast math flags, required by some subprojects
 set( ZD_FASTMATH_FLAG "" )