diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 90aabc0259c6..d28b41163fb6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2048,7 +2048,12 @@ case $_host_cpu in
 	arm*)
 		echo "ARM"
 		define_in_config_if_yes yes 'USE_ARM_SCALER_ASM'
-		define_in_config_if_yes yes 'USE_ARM_SOUND_ASM'
+		# FIXME: The following feature exhibits a bug. It produces distorted
+		# sound since 9003ce517ff9906b0288f9f7c02197fd091d4554. The ARM
+		# assembly will need to be properly adapted to the changes to the C
+		# code in 8f5a7cde2f99de9fef849b0ff688906f05f4643e.
+		# See bug #6957: "AUDIO: ARM ASM sound code causes distorted audio on 32 bit armv6"
+		#define_in_config_if_yes yes 'USE_ARM_SOUND_ASM'
 		define_in_config_if_yes yes 'USE_ARM_SMUSH_ASM'
 		define_in_config_if_yes yes 'USE_ARM_GFX_ASM'
 		# FIXME: The following feature exhibits a bug during the intro scene of Indy 4