diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1b3aaa6d3..bafde092e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/briansmith/ring"
 rust-version = "1.61.0"
 
 # Keep in sync with `links` below.
-version = "0.17.0-beta.2"
+version = "0.17.0-beta.3"
 
 # Keep in sync with `version` above.
 #
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ version = "0.17.0-beta.2"
 # build.rs uses this to derive the prefix for FFI symbols and the file names
 # of the FFI libraries, so it must be a valid identifier prefix and a valid
 # filename prefix.
-links = "ring_core_0_17_0_beta_2"
+links = "ring_core_0_17_0_beta_3"
 
 include = [
     "LICENSE",
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 84125ff8c..63d0d386c 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ fn build_c_code(
 
         // For Windows we also pregenerate the object files for non-Git builds so
         // the user doesn't need to install the assembler.
-        if use_pregenerated && target.os == WINDOWS {
+        if use_pregenerated && target.os == WINDOWS && asm_target.preassemble {
             asm_srcs = asm_srcs
                 .iter()
                 .map(|src| obj_path(&pregenerated, src.as_path()))