diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b9671147f08f..bbea91320ff6 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ rounding guarantees (via the
 - Unknown warnings and hints now gives warnings `warnUnknownNotes` instead of
 errors.
 
-- With `-d:nimPreviewAsmSemSymbol`, backticked symbols are type checked in the `asm/emit` statements.
+- backticked symbols are type checked in the `asm/emit` statements. Use `--legacy:noAsmSemSymbol` for a transitional period.
 
 ## Standard library additions and changes
 
diff --git a/compiler/condsyms.nim b/compiler/condsyms.nim
index f9db67d4bb56..8fb6ae0be849 100644
--- a/compiler/condsyms.nim
+++ b/compiler/condsyms.nim
@@ -173,3 +173,5 @@ proc initDefines*(symbols: StringTableRef) =
   defineSymbol("nimHasXorSet")
 
   defineSymbol("nimHasLegacyNoStrictDefs")
+
+  defineSymbol("nimHasAsmSemSymbol")
diff --git a/compiler/nim.cfg b/compiler/nim.cfg
index c0e44915036e..0d34401dc9f7 100644
--- a/compiler/nim.cfg
+++ b/compiler/nim.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ define:nimPreviewProcConversion
 define:nimPreviewRangeDefault
 define:nimPreviewNonVarDestructor
 define:nimPreviewCheckedClose
-define:nimPreviewAsmSemSymbol
 threads:off
 
 #import:"$projectpath/testability"
diff --git a/compiler/options.nim b/compiler/options.nim
index b456651c8221..2f903819ba89 100644
--- a/compiler/options.nim
+++ b/compiler/options.nim
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ type
       ## Old transformation for closures in JS backend
     noStrictDefs
       ## disable "strictdefs"
+    noAsmSemSymbol
+      ## disable type checking for backticked symbols in the `asm/emit` statements
 
   SymbolFilesOption* = enum
     disabledSf, writeOnlySf, readOnlySf, v2Sf, stressTest
diff --git a/compiler/pragmas.nim b/compiler/pragmas.nim
index 098ce36d586b..e5faad386878 100644
--- a/compiler/pragmas.nim
+++ b/compiler/pragmas.nim
@@ -637,10 +637,11 @@ proc semAsmOrEmit*(con: PContext, n: PNode, marker: char): PNode =
         # XXX what to do here if 'amb' is true?
         if e != nil:
           incl(e.flags, sfUsed)
-          if isDefined(con.config, "nimPreviewAsmSemSymbol"):
-            result.add con.semExprWithType(con, newSymNode(e), {efTypeAllowed})
-          else:
+
+          if noAsmSemSymbol in con.config.legacyFeatures:
             result.add newSymNode(e)
+          else:
+            result.add con.semExprWithType(con, newSymNode(e), {efTypeAllowed})
         else:
           result.add newStrNode(nkStrLit, sub)
       else:
diff --git a/tests/config.nims b/tests/config.nims
index 71825774c8f9..808ddbd83df2 100644
--- a/tests/config.nims
+++ b/tests/config.nims
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ switch("define", "nimPreviewHashRef")
 switch("define", "nimPreviewRangeDefault")
 switch("define", "nimPreviewNonVarDestructor")
 switch("define", "nimPreviewCheckedClose")
-switch("define", "nimPreviewAsmSemSymbol")
 
 switch("warningAserror", "UnnamedBreak")
 when not defined(testsConciseTypeMismatch):