diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
index f627c37dad9c..ab5c215cf46c 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
@@ -44,8 +44,14 @@ __xchg(unsigned long x, __volatile__ void *ptr, int size)
 **		if (((unsigned long)p & 0xf) == 0)
 **			return __ldcw(p);
 */
-#define xchg(ptr, x) \
-	((__typeof__(*(ptr)))__xchg((unsigned long)(x), (ptr), sizeof(*(ptr))))
+#define xchg(ptr, x)							\
+({									\
+	__typeof__(*(ptr)) __ret;					\
+	__typeof__(*(ptr)) _x_ = (x);					\
+	__ret = (__typeof__(*(ptr)))					\
+		__xchg((unsigned long)_x_, (ptr), sizeof(*(ptr)));	\
+	__ret;								\
+})
 
 /* bug catcher for when unsupported size is used - won't link */
 extern void __cmpxchg_called_with_bad_pointer(void);