diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/delay.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/delay.h
index a36e8601114d..d5da2115d78a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/delay.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/delay.h
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ static inline void __delay(unsigned long loops)
 	"	lp  1f			\n"
 	"	nop			\n"
 	"1:				\n"
-	: : "r"(loops));
+	:
+        : "r"(loops)
+        : "lp_count");
 }
 
 extern void __bad_udelay(void);