diff --git a/include/lib/utils.h b/include/lib/utils.h
index cdb125c..17ee936 100644
--- a/include/lib/utils.h
+++ b/include/lib/utils.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -79,13 +79,11 @@
  * which is constant and does not depend on the execute address of the binary.
  */
 #define DEFINE_LOAD_SYM_ADDR(_name)		\
-static inline u_register_t load_addr_## _name(void)		\
-{								\
-	u_register_t v;						\
-	/* Create a void reference to silence compiler */	\
-	(void) _name;						\
-	__asm__ volatile ("ldr %0, =" #_name : "=r" (v));	\
-	return v;						\
+static inline u_register_t load_addr_## _name(void)			\
+{									\
+	u_register_t v;							\
+	__asm__ volatile ("ldr %0, =" #_name : "=r" (v) : "X" (#_name));\
+	return v;							\
 }
 
 /* Helper to invoke the function defined by DEFINE_LOAD_SYM_ADDR() */