diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memmove-arm.S b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memmove-arm.S
index e6e9639fa..541444dd0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memmove-arm.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memmove-arm.S
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 	.arm
-	.syntax divided
+	.syntax unified
 	.global __aeabi_memmove
 	.type	__aeabi_memmove, %function
 	ASM_ALIAS __aeabi_memmove4 __aeabi_memmove
diff --git a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memset-arm.S b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memset-arm.S
index 0f91e3a26..1c7bec5a0 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memset-arm.S
+++ b/newlib/libc/machine/arm/aeabi_memset-arm.S
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 	.arm
-	.syntax divided
+	.syntax unified
 	.global __aeabi_memset
 	.type	__aeabi_memset, %function
 	ASM_ALIAS __aeabi_memset4 __aeabi_memset