diff --git a/crates/store/re_video/Cargo.toml b/crates/store/re_video/Cargo.toml
index 2dcad53f341a..afc07c39dcd3 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_video/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/store/re_video/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ av1 = ["dep:dav1d"]
 
 ## Enable faster native video decoding with assembly.
 ## You need to install [nasm](https://nasm.us/) to compile with this feature.
-nasm = ["dav1d?/default"] # The default feature set of dav1d has asm enabled
+# TODO(#7671): this feature flag currently does nothing
+# nasm = ["dav1d?/default"] # The default feature set of dav1d has asm enabled
+nasm = [] ## TODO(#7671): fix Linux build
 
 [dependencies]
 re_log.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/av1.rs b/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/av1.rs
index d4e69276a96e..dea52895e2e7 100644
--- a/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/av1.rs
+++ b/crates/store/re_video/src/decode/av1.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ impl SyncDav1dDecoder {
     pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
         re_tracing::profile_function!();
 
-        if !cfg!(feature = "nasm") {
+        // TODO(#7671): enable this warning again when the `nasm` feature actually does something
+        #[allow(clippy::overly_complex_bool_expr)]
+        if false && !cfg!(feature = "nasm") {
             re_log::warn_once!(
                 "NOTE: native AV1 video decoder is running extra slowly. \
                 Speed it up by compiling Rerun with the `nasm` feature enabled. \
diff --git a/crates/top/rerun-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/top/rerun-cli/Cargo.toml
index 405e07cb176d..1f0f0ef3c5b0 100644
--- a/crates/top/rerun-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/top/rerun-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ default = ["native_viewer", "web_viewer"]
 
 ## Enable faster native video decoding with assembly.
 ## You need to install [nasm](https://nasm.us/) to compile with this feature.
+# TODO(#7671): this feature flag currently does nothing
 nasm = ["rerun/nasm"]
 
 ## Support spawning a native viewer.
diff --git a/crates/top/rerun/Cargo.toml b/crates/top/rerun/Cargo.toml
index 4a3c6adf6dd5..dfc1e8bccdde 100644
--- a/crates/top/rerun/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/top/rerun/Cargo.toml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ log = ["dep:env_logger", "dep:log"]
 
 ## Enable faster native video decoding with assembly.
 ## You need to install [nasm](https://nasm.us/) to compile with this feature.
+# TODO(#7671): this feature flag currently does nothing
 nasm = ["re_video/nasm"]
 
 ## Support spawning a native viewer.
diff --git a/rerun_py/Cargo.toml b/rerun_py/Cargo.toml
index 2b5994ab5de9..021a632313bf 100644
--- a/rerun_py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rerun_py/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
 
 ## Enable faster native video decoding with assembly.
 ## You need to install [nasm](https://nasm.us/) to compile with this feature.
+# TODO(#7671): this feature flag currently does nothing
 nasm = ["re_video/nasm"]
 
 ## Support serving a web viewer over HTTP with `serve()`.