diff --git a/arch/arc/config.mk b/arch/arc/config.mk
index 74943d9ffe..7c974f0055 100644
--- a/arch/arc/config.mk
+++ b/arch/arc/config.mk
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -marcem
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ARCHS34
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -marchs
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=archs
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ARCHS38
-PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -marchs
+PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -mcpu=archs
 endif
 
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -ffixed-r25 -D__ARC__ -gdwarf-2
diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/global_data.h
index e25b966feb..f0242f1ad6 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 #ifndef	__ASM_ARC_GLOBAL_DATA_H
 #define __ASM_ARC_GLOBAL_DATA_H
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /* Architecture-specific global data */
 struct arch_global_data {
 };
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #include <asm-generic/global_data.h>