diff --git a/include/linker_lists.h b/include/linker_lists.h
index d3da9d44e8..f9a2ee0c76 100644
--- a/include/linker_lists.h
+++ b/include/linker_lists.h
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@
 	static char start[0] __aligned(CONFIG_LINKER_LIST_ALIGN)	\
 		__attribute__((unused))					\
 		__section("__u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_1");			\
-	(_type *)&start;						\
+	_type * tmp = (_type *)&start;					\
+	asm("":"+r"(tmp));						\
+	tmp;								\
 })
 
 /**
@@ -153,7 +155,9 @@
 ({									\
 	static char end[0] __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused))		\
 		__section("__u_boot_list_2_"#_list"_3");			\
-	(_type *)&end;							\
+	_type * tmp = (_type *)&end;					\
+	asm("":"+r"(tmp));						\
+	tmp;								\
 })
 /**
  * ll_entry_count() - Return the number of elements in linker-generated array
@@ -247,7 +251,9 @@
 ({									\
 	static char start[0] __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused))	\
 		__section("__u_boot_list_1");				\
-	(_type *)&start;						\
+	_type * tmp = (_type *)&start;					\
+	asm("":"+r"(tmp));						\
+	tmp;								\
 })
 
 /**
@@ -270,7 +276,9 @@
 ({									\
 	static char end[0] __aligned(4) __attribute__((unused))		\
 		__section("__u_boot_list_3");				\
-	(_type *)&end;							\
+	_type * tmp = (_type *)&end;					\
+	asm("":"+r"(tmp));						\
+	tmp;								\
 })
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */