diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
index 9e2888dbb5b13..e4ee53551343b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/errata_list.h
@@ -68,13 +68,7 @@ asm(ALTERNATIVE_2("li %0, 0\t\nnop",					\
  */
 #define ALT_THEAD_PMA(_val)						\
 asm volatile(ALTERNATIVE(						\
-	"nop\n\t"							\
-	"nop\n\t"							\
-	"nop\n\t"							\
-	"nop\n\t"							\
-	"nop\n\t"							\
-	"nop\n\t"							\
-	"nop",								\
+	__nops(7),							\
 	"li      t3, %2\n\t"						\
 	"slli    t3, t3, %4\n\t"					\
 	"and     t3, %0, t3\n\t"					\