diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/crt.h b/tools/include/nolibc/crt.h
index d8ce91fd2e3b..f38590a05adf 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/crt.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/crt.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void _start_c(long *sp)
 
 	/* find _auxv */
 	for (auxv = (void *)envp; *auxv++;)
-		;
+		__asm__("");
 	_auxv = auxv;
 
 #ifndef NOLIBC_IGNORE_ERRNO