diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
index 062cdecb2f24..53f246e9df5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ arch_set_bit(long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 	if (__builtin_constant_p(nr)) {
 		asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "orb %1,%0"
 			: CONST_MASK_ADDR(nr, addr)
-			: "iq" ((u8)CONST_MASK(nr))
+			: "iq" (CONST_MASK(nr) & 0xff)
 			: "memory");
 	} else {
 		asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX __ASM_SIZE(bts) " %1,%0"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ arch_clear_bit(long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr)
 	if (__builtin_constant_p(nr)) {
 		asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "andb %1,%0"
 			: CONST_MASK_ADDR(nr, addr)
-			: "iq" ((u8)~CONST_MASK(nr)));
+			: "iq" (CONST_MASK(nr) ^ 0xff));
 	} else {
 		asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX __ASM_SIZE(btr) " %1,%0"
 			: : RLONG_ADDR(addr), "Ir" (nr) : "memory");