diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
index 58045c898340..76f43db0890f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 									\
 	switch(sizeof((_p_))) {						\
 	case 1:								\
-		_prev_ = (__typeof__(*(ptr)))cmpxchg_emu_u8((volatile u8 *)_p_, (uintptr_t)_o_, (uintptr_t)_n_);	\
+		_prev_ = (__typeof__(*(ptr)))cmpxchg_emu_u8((volatile u8 *__force)_p_, (uintptr_t)_o_, (uintptr_t)_n_);	\
 		break;							\
 	case 4:								\
 		_prev_ = __cmpxchg(_p_, _o_, _n_);			\