diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/getuser_32.S b/arch/x86/lib/getuser_32.S
index 2cc3ceee8f91..2bb0a183e066 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/getuser_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/getuser_32.S
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ bad_get_user:
 END(bad_get_user)
 
 .section __ex_table,"a"
-	.long 1b,bad_get_user
-	.long 2b,bad_get_user
-	.long 3b,bad_get_user
+	_ASM_PTR 1b,bad_get_user
+	_ASM_PTR 2b,bad_get_user
+	_ASM_PTR 3b,bad_get_user
 .previous
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/getuser_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/getuser_64.S
index 63b0e5c1e582..e33388419b7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/getuser_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/getuser_64.S
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ bad_get_user:
 END(bad_get_user)
 
 .section __ex_table,"a"
-	.quad 1b,bad_get_user
-	.quad 2b,bad_get_user
-	.quad 3b,bad_get_user
-	.quad 4b,bad_get_user
+	_ASM_PTR 1b,bad_get_user
+	_ASM_PTR 2b,bad_get_user
+	_ASM_PTR 3b,bad_get_user
+	_ASM_PTR 4b,bad_get_user
 .previous