diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 99ef8b6f9a1a..ccd32013c47a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -625,10 +625,23 @@ extern struct paravirt_patch_site __start_parainstructions[],
  *
  * See entry_{32,64}.S for more details.
  */
-static void __init int3_magic(unsigned int *ptr)
-{
-	*ptr = 1;
-}
+
+/*
+ * We define the int3_magic() function in assembly to control the calling
+ * convention such that we can 'call' it from assembly.
+ */
+
+extern void int3_magic(unsigned int *ptr); /* defined in asm */
+
+asm (
+"	.pushsection	.init.text, \"ax\", @progbits\n"
+"	.type		int3_magic, @function\n"
+"int3_magic:\n"
+"	movl	$1, (%" _ASM_ARG1 ")\n"
+"	ret\n"
+"	.size		int3_magic, .-int3_magic\n"
+"	.popsection\n"
+);
 
 extern __initdata unsigned long int3_selftest_ip; /* defined in asm below */
 
@@ -676,7 +689,9 @@ static void __init int3_selftest(void)
 		      "int3_selftest_ip:\n\t"
 		      __ASM_SEL(.long, .quad) " 1b\n\t"
 		      ".popsection\n\t"
-		      : : __ASM_SEL_RAW(a, D) (&val) : "memory");
+		      : ASM_CALL_CONSTRAINT
+		      : __ASM_SEL_RAW(a, D) (&val)
+		      : "memory");
 
 	BUG_ON(val != 1);