diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index cb56e270da11..2421835d5daf 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 #define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, data, result)		\
 ({							\
 	unsigned long __stat, __dummy1, __dummy2;	\
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl (%%dx)" :		\
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :		\
 		"=a"(__stat),				\
 		"=c"(__dummy1),				\
 		"=d"(__dummy2),				\