diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 59f31d2..78d185d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
-        "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE")
+. = ASSERT((_end - LOAD_OFFSET <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
+	   "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
 #else
 /*
  * Per-cpu symbols which need to be offset from __per_cpu_load
@@ -407,12 +407,12 @@
 /*
  * Build-time check on the image size:
  */
-ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
-	"kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE")
+. = ASSERT((_end - _text <= KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE),
+	   "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-ASSERT((per_cpu__irq_stack_union == 0),
-        "irq_stack_union is not at start of per-cpu area");
+. = ASSERT((per_cpu__irq_stack_union == 0),
+           "irq_stack_union is not at start of per-cpu area");
 #endif
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 #include <asm/kexec.h>
 
-ASSERT(kexec_control_code_size <= KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE,
-       "kexec control code size is too big")
+. = ASSERT(kexec_control_code_size <= KEXEC_CONTROL_CODE_MAX_SIZE,
+           "kexec control code size is too big");
 #endif