diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
index c5b56ed10affe..a814c80eb5800 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ENTRY(efi_pe_entry)
 	call	reloc
 reloc:
 	popl	%ecx
-	subl	reloc, %ecx
+	subl	$reloc, %ecx
 	movl	%ecx, BP_code32_start(%eax)
 
 	sub	$0x4, %esp