diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/dsputil_armv6.S b/libavcodec/arm/dsputil_armv6.S
index acdfa12fdc..bc7efc331c 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/dsputil_armv6.S
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/dsputil_armv6.S
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "asm.S"
 
+        preserve8
+
         .text
 
 .macro  call_2x_pixels  type, subp
diff --git a/libavcodec/arm/mdct_neon.S b/libavcodec/arm/mdct_neon.S
index 6b6c425696..9f2f9b3fd8 100644
--- a/libavcodec/arm/mdct_neon.S
+++ b/libavcodec/arm/mdct_neon.S
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 #include "asm.S"
 
+        preserve8
+
         .text
 
 #define ff_fft_calc_neon X(ff_fft_calc_neon)