diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
index f47495d2f070d..9983195535237 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ static unsigned short load_gs(void)
 		/* 32-bit set_thread_area */
 		long ret;
 		asm volatile ("int $0x80"
-			      : "=a" (ret) : "a" (243), "b" (low_desc)
+			      : "=a" (ret), "+m" (*low_desc)
+			      : "a" (243), "b" (low_desc)
 			      : "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11");
 		memcpy(&desc, low_desc, sizeof(desc));
 		munmap(low_desc, sizeof(desc));