diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
index f3d70830bf2a..5efaaed34eda 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h
@@ -469,16 +469,15 @@ __visible noinstr void func(struct pt_regs *regs,			\
 	.align 8
 SYM_CODE_START(irq_entries_start)
     vector=FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR
-    pos = .
     .rept (FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR - FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR)
 	UNWIND_HINT_IRET_REGS
+0 :
 	.byte	0x6a, vector
 	jmp	asm_common_interrupt
 	nop
 	/* Ensure that the above is 8 bytes max */
-	. = pos + 8
-    pos=pos+8
-    vector=vector+1
+	. = 0b + 8
+	vector = vector+1
     .endr
 SYM_CODE_END(irq_entries_start)
 
@@ -486,16 +485,15 @@ SYM_CODE_END(irq_entries_start)
 	.align 8
 SYM_CODE_START(spurious_entries_start)
     vector=FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR
-    pos = .
     .rept (NR_VECTORS - FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR)
 	UNWIND_HINT_IRET_REGS
+0 :
 	.byte	0x6a, vector
 	jmp	asm_spurious_interrupt
 	nop
 	/* Ensure that the above is 8 bytes max */
-	. = pos + 8
-    pos=pos+8
-    vector=vector+1
+	. = 0b + 8
+	vector = vector+1
     .endr
 SYM_CODE_END(spurious_entries_start)
 #endif