diff --git a/include/asm-x86/byteorder.h b/include/asm-x86/byteorder.h
index 1f2d6d5bf20d..fe2f2e5d51ba 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/byteorder.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/byteorder.h
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ static __inline__ __attribute_const__ __u64 ___arch__swab64(__u64 val)
 	} v;
 	v.u = val;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_BSWAP
-	asm("bswapl %0 ; bswapl %1 ; xchgl %0,%1"
+	__asm__("bswapl %0 ; bswapl %1 ; xchgl %0,%1"
 	    : "=r" (v.s.a), "=r" (v.s.b)
 	    : "0" (v.s.a), "1" (v.s.b));
 #else
 	v.s.a = ___arch__swab32(v.s.a);
 	v.s.b = ___arch__swab32(v.s.b);
-	asm("xchgl %0,%1" : "=r" (v.s.a), "=r" (v.s.b) : "0" (v.s.a), "1" (v.s.b));
+	__asm__("xchgl %0,%1" : "=r" (v.s.a), "=r" (v.s.b) : "0" (v.s.a), "1" (v.s.b));
 #endif
 	return v.u;
 }