diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S b/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S
index 5ce3b746cedc..b4ac6374a38f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ LEAF(_restore_fp_context)
 	END(_restore_fp_context)
 	.set	reorder
 
-	.type	fault@function
+	.type	fault, @function
 	.ent	fault
 fault:	li	v0, -EFAULT
 	jr	ra
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
index f09546ee2cdc..17732f876eff 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ LEAF(_restore_msa_all_upper)
 
 	.set	reorder
 
-	.type	fault@function
+	.type	fault, @function
 	.ent	fault
 fault:	li	v0, -EFAULT				# failure
 	jr	ra