diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/cache.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/cache.c
index 4430578a81..07f036f18b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/cache.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void flush_dcache_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long stop)
 		start += CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE;
 	}
 
-	asm("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 4\n"::"r"(0));
+	asm volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 4\n"::"r"(0));
 }
 
 void flush_cache(unsigned long start, unsigned long size)