diff --git a/include/asm-i386/semaphore.h b/include/asm-i386/semaphore.h
index e63b6a68f04c1d976a16f91b35d93eaf4933d8b1..4e34a468c3835cc323eea52518f5c916cea79691 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/semaphore.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/semaphore.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static inline int down_interruptible(struct semaphore * sem)
 		"lea %1,%%eax\n\t"
 		"call __down_failed_interruptible\n"
 		"2:"
-		:"=a" (result), "+m" (sem->count)
+		:"=&a" (result), "+m" (sem->count)
 		:
 		:"memory");
 	return result;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ static inline int down_trylock(struct semaphore * sem)
 		"lea %1,%%eax\n\t"
 		"call __down_failed_trylock\n\t"
 		"2:\n"
-		:"=a" (result), "+m" (sem->count)
+		:"=&a" (result), "+m" (sem->count)
 		:
 		:"memory");
 	return result;