diff --git a/scripts/Kconfig.include b/scripts/Kconfig.include
index 77a69ba9cd19..496d11c92c97 100644
--- a/scripts/Kconfig.include
+++ b/scripts/Kconfig.include
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ cc-option = $(success,$(CC) -Werror $(CLANG_FLAGS) $(1) -S -x c /dev/null -o /de
 # Return y if the linker supports <flag>, n otherwise
 ld-option = $(success,$(LD) -v $(1))
 
+# $(as-instr,<instr>)
+# Return y if the assembler supports <instr>, n otherwise
+as-instr = $(success,printf "%b\n" "$(1)" | $(CC) $(CLANG_FLAGS) -c -x assembler -o /dev/null -)
+
 # check if $(CC) and $(LD) exist
 $(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(CC)),compiler '$(CC)' not found)
 $(error-if,$(failure,command -v $(LD)),linker '$(LD)' not found)