diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/timex.h
index 22b0806161bb..248aeb066805 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/timex.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/timex.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ typedef unsigned long long cycles_t;
 static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
 {
 	unsigned long tmp, tmp2;
-	__asm__("%0 = cycles; %1 = cycles2;" : "=d"(tmp), "=d"(tmp2));
+	__asm__ __volatile__("%0 = cycles; %1 = cycles2;" : "=d"(tmp), "=d"(tmp2));
 	return tmp | ((cycles_t)tmp2 << 32);
 }