diff --git a/etc/config/hylo.defaults.properties b/etc/config/hylo.defaults.properties
index 8c5758ab9..8df1fddef 100644
--- a/etc/config/hylo.defaults.properties
+++ b/etc/config/hylo.defaults.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # TODO: This install path is a best guess; we have no standard install path yet.
 compilers=/usr/bin/hc
 supportsBinary=true
+supportsBinaryObject=false
 compilerType=hylo
 objdumper=objdump
 # TODO: Replace with `version` when hc suppports this.
diff --git a/lib/compilers/hylo.ts b/lib/compilers/hylo.ts
index e73d09d44..fc8e89332 100644
--- a/lib/compilers/hylo.ts
+++ b/lib/compilers/hylo.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ export class HyloCompiler extends BaseCompiler {
         outputFilename: string,
         userOptions?: string[],
     ): string[] {
-        if (this.compiler.intelAsm && filters.intel && !filters.binary) {
-            return ['--emit', 'intel-asm', '-o', this.filename(outputFilename)];
-        } else {
-            return ['-o', this.filename(outputFilename)];
-        }
+        let options = ['-o', this.filename(outputFilename)];
+        // Theres's no equivalent to non-intel asm.
+        if (!filters.binary && !filters.binaryObject) options = options.concat('--emit', 'intel-asm');
+        return options;
     }
 }