diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
index 8dfd1755c6594894a580163413c01b2407d2816c..49c735962148eb8dab1b871543503f8010e39391 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ void pxa27x_cpu_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 #ifndef CONFIG_IWMMXT
 	u64 acc0;
 
-	asm volatile("mra %Q0, %R0, acc0" : "=r" (acc0));
+	asm volatile(".arch_extension xscale\n\t"
+		     "mra %Q0, %R0, acc0" : "=r" (acc0));
 #endif
 
 	/* ensure voltage-change sequencer not initiated, which hangs */
@@ -151,7 +152,8 @@ void pxa27x_cpu_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	case PM_SUSPEND_MEM:
 		cpu_suspend(pwrmode, pxa27x_finish_suspend);
 #ifndef CONFIG_IWMMXT
-		asm volatile("mar acc0, %Q0, %R0" : "=r" (acc0));
+		asm volatile(".arch_extension xscale\n\t"
+			     "mar acc0, %Q0, %R0" : "=r" (acc0));
 #endif
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c
index 1ba62be65f7c76c068e53cff6e99b347a00132f7..126c265691f524d780a770c0ece72945cd29e9d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa3xx.c
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ static void pxa3xx_cpu_pm_suspend(void)
 #ifndef CONFIG_IWMMXT
 	u64 acc0;
 
-	asm volatile("mra %Q0, %R0, acc0" : "=r" (acc0));
+	asm volatile(".arch_extension xscale\n\t"
+		     "mra %Q0, %R0, acc0" : "=r" (acc0));
 #endif
 
 	/* resuming from D2 requires the HSIO2/BOOT/TPM clocks enabled */
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ static void pxa3xx_cpu_pm_suspend(void)
 	AD3ER = 0;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_IWMMXT
-	asm volatile("mar acc0, %Q0, %R0" : "=r" (acc0));
+	asm volatile(".arch_extension xscale\n\t"
+		     "mar acc0, %Q0, %R0" : "=r" (acc0));
 #endif
 }