diff --git a/platform/internal/mbed_atomic_impl.h b/platform/internal/mbed_atomic_impl.h
index 171a00c2938..967828f2041 100644
--- a/platform/internal/mbed_atomic_impl.h
+++ b/platform/internal/mbed_atomic_impl.h
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #elif defined __clang__ || defined __GNUC__
 #define DO_MBED_LOCKFREE_NEWVAL_2OP_ASM(OP, Constants, M)       \
     __asm volatile (                                            \
+        ".syntax unified\n\t"                                   \
         "LDREX"#M "\t%[newValue], %[value]\n\t"                 \
         #OP       "\t%[newValue], %[arg]\n\t"                   \
         "STREX"#M "\t%[fail], %[newValue], %[value]\n\t"        \