diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/i386/interlck.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/i386/interlck.c
index 8bcf00e4fa4..a963aec1d7e 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/i386/interlck.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ex/i386/interlck.c
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
 
+/*
+ * Do not declare any variable after this point!!
+ */
+__asm__("\n\t.text\n\t");
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 #define LOCK "lock ; "
 #else