diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/ChangeLog
index 11d77ec23e..9d9296fd14 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-02-11	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* startup/bspstarthooks.c:
+	Use "__asm__" instead of "asm" for improved c99-compliance.
+
 2011-02-11	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
 	* misc/timer.c: Fix typo.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/startup/bspstarthooks.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/startup/bspstarthooks.c
index 6a3e967732..be44953217 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/startup/bspstarthooks.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/arm/lpc24xx/startup/bspstarthooks.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     ticks /= 4;
 
     for (i = 0; i <= ticks; ++i) {
-      asm volatile ("nop");
+      __asm__ volatile ("nop");
     }
   }
 #endif