diff --git a/hal/halx86/generic/i386/systimer.S b/hal/halx86/generic/i386/systimer.S
index 3a76408fd84..5dc85345e7c 100644
--- a/hal/halx86/generic/i386/systimer.S
+++ b/hal/halx86/generic/i386/systimer.S
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ EXTERN _HalpPerfCounterCutoff:DWORD
 /* GLOBALS *******************************************************************/
 
 .data
-ASSUME CS:NOTHING, DS:NOTHING, ES:NOTHING, FS:NOTHING, GS:NOTHING
+//ASSUME CS:NOTHING, DS:NOTHING, ES:NOTHING, FS:NOTHING, GS:NOTHING
 
 PUBLIC _HalpPerfCounter
 _HalpLastPerfCounterLow:    .long 0