diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
index 58941b70d..44b998a67 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ lang_suffixes = {
     'swift': ('swift',),
     'java': ('java',),
     'cython': ('pyx', ),
-    'nasm': ('asm',),
+    'nasm': ('asm', 'nasm',),
     'masm': ('masm',),
 }
 all_languages = lang_suffixes.keys()