diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
index 99929122dad7..adee13126c62 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
@@ -269,10 +269,9 @@
 	.endif							;\
 	.popsection
 #define ALT_UP_B(label)					\
-	.equ	up_b_offset, label - 9998b			;\
 	.pushsection ".alt.smp.init", "a"			;\
 	.long	9998b						;\
-	W(b)	. + up_b_offset					;\
+	W(b)	. + (label - 9998b)					;\
 	.popsection
 #else
 #define ALT_SMP(instr...)