diff --git a/doc/fate_config.sh.template b/doc/fate_config.sh.template
index e11e48cc20..1487c1d2ef 100644
--- a/doc/fate_config.sh.template
+++ b/doc/fate_config.sh.template
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ build_only=     # set to "yes" for a compile-only instance that skips tests
 arch=
 cpu=
 cross_prefix=
+as=
 cc=
+ld=
 target_os=
 sysroot=
 target_exec=
 target_path=
+target_samples=
 extra_cflags=
 extra_ldflags=
 extra_libs=
diff --git a/tests/fate.sh b/tests/fate.sh
index ecbb16d51b..a401f9d72b 100755
--- a/tests/fate.sh
+++ b/tests/fate.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ configure()(
         ${arch:+--arch=$arch}                                           \
         ${cpu:+--cpu="$cpu"}                                            \
         ${cross_prefix:+--cross-prefix="$cross_prefix"}                 \
+        ${as:+--as="$as"}                                               \
         ${cc:+--cc="$cc"}                                               \
         ${ld:+--ld="$ld"}                                               \
         ${target_os:+--target-os="$target_os"}                          \