diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/vfp_arm.s b/src/cmd/dist/vfp_arm.s
index 3cc11b298b..2dbc59a5fb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/vfp_arm.s
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/vfp_arm.s
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 #include "textflag.h"
 
 // try to run "vmov.f64 d0, d0" instruction
-TEXT useVFPv1(SB),NOSPLIT,$0
-	VMOV.F64 D0, D0
+TEXT ·useVFPv1(SB),NOSPLIT,$0
+	WORD $0xeeb00b40	// vomv.f64 d0, d0
 	RET
 
 // try to run VFPv3-only "vmov.f64 d0, #112" instruction
-TEXT useVFPv3(SB),NOSPLIT,$0
-	VMOV.F64 $112, D0
+TEXT ·useVFPv3(SB),NOSPLIT,$0
+        WORD $0xeeb70b00	// vmov.f64 d0, #112
 	RET