diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/io.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/io.h
index beba4979bff9..fee979d3a1aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/io.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/io.h
@@ -359,25 +359,37 @@ static inline void __raw_writeq_be(unsigned long v, volatile void __iomem *addr)
  */
 static inline void __raw_rm_writeb(u8 val, volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
-	__asm__ __volatile__("stbcix %0,0,%1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      stbcix %0,0,%1;  \
+			      .machine pop;"
 		: : "r" (val), "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 }
 
 static inline void __raw_rm_writew(u16 val, volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
-	__asm__ __volatile__("sthcix %0,0,%1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      sthcix %0,0,%1;  \
+			      .machine pop;"
 		: : "r" (val), "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 }
 
 static inline void __raw_rm_writel(u32 val, volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
-	__asm__ __volatile__("stwcix %0,0,%1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      stwcix %0,0,%1;  \
+			      .machine pop;"
 		: : "r" (val), "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 }
 
 static inline void __raw_rm_writeq(u64 val, volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
-	__asm__ __volatile__("stdcix %0,0,%1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      stdcix %0,0,%1;  \
+			      .machine pop;"
 		: : "r" (val), "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 }
 
@@ -389,7 +401,10 @@ static inline void __raw_rm_writeq_be(u64 val, volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 static inline u8 __raw_rm_readb(volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
 	u8 ret;
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lbzcix %0,0, %1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      lbzcix %0,0, %1; \
+			      .machine pop;"
 			     : "=r" (ret) : "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -397,7 +412,10 @@ static inline u8 __raw_rm_readb(volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 static inline u16 __raw_rm_readw(volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
 	u16 ret;
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lhzcix %0,0, %1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      lhzcix %0,0, %1; \
+			      .machine pop;"
 			     : "=r" (ret) : "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -405,7 +423,10 @@ static inline u16 __raw_rm_readw(volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 static inline u32 __raw_rm_readl(volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
 	u32 ret;
-	__asm__ __volatile__("lwzcix %0,0, %1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      lwzcix %0,0, %1; \
+			      .machine pop;"
 			     : "=r" (ret) : "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -413,7 +434,10 @@ static inline u32 __raw_rm_readl(volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 static inline u64 __raw_rm_readq(volatile void __iomem *paddr)
 {
 	u64 ret;
-	__asm__ __volatile__("ldcix %0,0, %1"
+	__asm__ __volatile__(".machine push;   \
+			      .machine power6; \
+			      ldcix %0,0, %1;  \
+			      .machine pop;"
 			     : "=r" (ret) : "r" (paddr) : "memory");
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 63316100080c..4a35423f766d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -125,8 +125,11 @@ do {								\
  */
 #define __get_user_atomic_128_aligned(kaddr, uaddr, err)		\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(				\
+		".machine push\n"			\
+		".machine altivec\n"			\
 		"1:	lvx  0,0,%1	# get user\n"	\
 		" 	stvx 0,0,%2	# put kernel\n"	\
+		".machine pop\n"			\
 		"2:\n"					\
 		".section .fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\
 		"3:	li %0,%3\n"			\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/rng.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/rng.c
index b4386714494a..e3d44b36ae98 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/rng.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/rng.c
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ static unsigned long rng_whiten(struct powernv_rng *rng, unsigned long val)
 	unsigned long parity;
 
 	/* Calculate the parity of the value */
-	asm ("popcntd %0,%1" : "=r" (parity) : "r" (val));
+	asm (".machine push;   \
+	      .machine power7; \
+	      popcntd %0,%1;   \
+	      .machine pop;"
+	     : "=r" (parity) : "r" (val));
 
 	/* xor our value with the previous mask */
 	val ^= rng->mask;