diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/stackguard-macros.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/stackguard-macros.h
index 1948800cd0..1d4c620ff1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/stackguard-macros.h
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/stackguard-macros.h
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #define STACK_CHK_GUARD \
-  ({ uintptr_t x;						\
-     asm ("mov %%fs:%c1, %0" : "=r" (x)				\
-	  : "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, stack_guard))); x; })
+  (*(uintptr_t __seg_fs *) offsetof (tcbhead_t, stack_guard))
 
 #define POINTER_CHK_GUARD \
-  ({ uintptr_t x;						\
-     asm ("mov %%fs:%c1, %0" : "=r" (x)				\
-	  : "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, pointer_guard))); x; })
+  (*(uintptr_t __seg_fs *) offsetof (tcbhead_t, pointer_guard))