diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
index 0e8c611bc9e2..76d2eb96dd49 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/asm.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # define __ASM_REGPFX			%%
 #endif
 
-#define _ASM_BYTES(x, ...)	__ASM_FORM(.byte x,##__VA_ARGS__ ;)
+#define _ASM_BYTES(x, ...)	__ASM_FORM(.byte\t x,##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 #ifndef __x86_64__
 /* 32 bit */