diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
index 2baeb7c8764f15647e7f9533f7cd1ac416a7c45e..638608677e2a53679128800323d26d5caa53cd44 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
@@ -1025,7 +1025,8 @@
 /* Macros for setting and retrieving special purpose registers */
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 #define mfmsr()		({unsigned long rval; \
-			asm volatile("mfmsr %0" : "=r" (rval)); rval;})
+			asm volatile("mfmsr %0" : "=r" (rval) : \
+						: "memory"); rval;})
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
 #define __mtmsrd(v, l)	asm volatile("mtmsrd %0," __stringify(l) \
 				     : : "r" (v) : "memory")