diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c
index 7ad972229db..0d9d4bc9c76 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/orion_nand.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void orion_nand_read_buf(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf, int len)
 	buf64 = (uint64_t *)buf;
 	while (i < len/8) {
 		uint64_t x;
-		asm ("ldrd\t%0, [%1]" : "=r" (x) : "r" (io_base));
+		asm volatile ("ldrd\t%0, [%1]" : "=&r" (x) : "r" (io_base));
 		buf64[i++] = x;
 	}
 	i *= 8;