diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/ChangeLog
index 3e84f6e077..d427387350 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-02-11	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* include/tm27.h, startup/spurious.c:
+	Use "__asm__" instead of "asm" for improved c99-compliance.
+
 2011-02-09	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* timer/timer.c: Include <rtems/btimer.h>.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/include/tm27.h b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/include/tm27.h
index 8d7eb1b97e..d59af6bcd8 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/include/tm27.h
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/include/tm27.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   set_vector( (handler), TEST_VECTOR, 1 );
 
 #define Cause_tm27_intr() \
-  asm volatile( "ta 0x10; nop " );
+  __asm__ volatile( "ta 0x10; nop " );
 
 #define Clear_tm27_intr() /* empty */
 
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/startup/spurious.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/startup/spurious.c
index 5ca46e2080..7563a9fb61 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/startup/spurious.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/erc32/startup/spurious.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ rtems_isr bsp_spurious_handler(
    *  What else can we do but stop ...
    */
 
-  asm volatile( "mov 1, %g1; ta 0x0" );
+  __asm__ volatile( "mov 1, %g1; ta 0x0" );
 }
 
 /*