diff --git a/roaring/assembly.go b/roaring/assembly.go
index 1e5d49519..ea67cf66e 100644
--- a/roaring/assembly.go
+++ b/roaring/assembly.go
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 
 package roaring
 
-func hasAsm() bool
-
-func BSFQ(memory uint64) int
-
-func POPCNTQ(memory uint64) int
 
 // bit population count, take from
 // https://code.google.com/p/go/issues/detail?id=4988#c11
diff --git a/roaring/assembly_asm.go b/roaring/assembly_asm.go
index eec8234b8..3eb182cce 100644
--- a/roaring/assembly_asm.go
+++ b/roaring/assembly_asm.go
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 
 package roaring
 
+func hasAsm() bool
+
+func BSFQ(memory uint64) int
+
+func POPCNTQ(memory uint64) int
+
+
 //go:noescape
 var useAsm = hasAsm()
 
diff --git a/roaring/assembly_generic.go b/roaring/assembly_generic.go
index 746970ba0..997bfdaa3 100644
--- a/roaring/assembly_generic.go
+++ b/roaring/assembly_generic.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package roaring
 
+func hasAsm() bool {return false}
+
+
 func popcntSlice(s []uint64) uint64        { return popcntSliceGo(s) }
 func popcntMaskSlice(s, m []uint64) uint64 { return popcntMaskSliceGo(s, m) }
 func popcntAndSlice(s, m []uint64) uint64  { return popcntAndSliceGo(s, m) }