diff --git a/arch/arm/crypto/ghash-ce-core.S b/arch/arm/crypto/ghash-ce-core.S
index 534c9647726d..9f51e3fa4526 100644
--- a/arch/arm/crypto/ghash-ce-core.S
+++ b/arch/arm/crypto/ghash-ce-core.S
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <asm/assembler.h>
 
+	.arch		armv8-a
+	.fpu		crypto-neon-fp-armv8
+
 	SHASH		.req	q0
 	T1		.req	q1
 	XL		.req	q2
@@ -88,8 +91,6 @@
 	T3_H		.req	d17
 
 	.text
-	.arch		armv8-a
-	.fpu		crypto-neon-fp-armv8
 
 	.macro		__pmull_p64, rd, rn, rm, b1, b2, b3, b4
 	vmull.p64	\rd, \rn, \rm