diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/vlop_arm.s b/src/pkg/runtime/vlop_arm.s
index 3a9cac9448..bbd42230c9 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/vlop_arm.s
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/vlop_arm.s
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ arg=0
 
 /* replaced use of R10 by R11 because the former can be the data segment base register */
 
-TEXT _mulv(SB), $0
+TEXT _mulv(SB), 7, $0
 	MOVW	0(FP), R0
 	MOVW	4(FP), R2	/* l0 */
 	MOVW	8(FP), R11	/* h0 */
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/vlrt_arm.c b/src/pkg/runtime/vlrt_arm.c
index ab80501775..614f35ad26 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/vlrt_arm.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/vlrt_arm.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct  Vlong
 
 void    runtime·abort(void);
 
+#pragma textflag 7
 void
 _addv(Vlong *r, Vlong a, Vlong b)
 {