diff --git a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/CPU.cpp b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/CPU.cpp
index dd63b84d..0338fd96 100644
--- a/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/CPU.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/arch/x86_64/CPU.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void setup_idt()
     static IDTR idtr;
     idtr.limit = 0x0FFF;
     idtr.offset = (u64)idt;
-    asm("lidt %0" : : "m"(idtr));
+    asm volatile("lidt %0" : : "m"(idtr));
 }
 
 // Interrupt handling