diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 81720fc..893a3d4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ analysis-report/
 *bindings/csharp/*.dll
 __pycache__
 .DS_Store
+
+# nimble build dir
+build/
diff --git a/bindings/nim/kzg_abi.nim b/bindings/nim/kzg_abi.nim
index f1665a1..d0feb3b 100644
--- a/bindings/nim/kzg_abi.nim
+++ b/bindings/nim/kzg_abi.nim
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ when not defined(kzgExternalBlst):
   # Use default blst shipped with c-kzg-4844
   {.compile: blstPath & "build/assembly.S".}
   {.compile: blstPath & "src/server.c"}
+  {.passc: "-D__BLST_PORTABLE__"}
 
 {.compile: srcPath & "c_kzg_4844.c"}