diff --git a/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S b/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S
index f4299fd..7befd78 100644
--- a/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S
+++ b/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
  */
  
 android_atomic_inc:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r0
 1: @ android_atomic_inc
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@
     sub     r0, r1, #1
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
   
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -94,6 +97,8 @@
  */
  
 android_atomic_dec:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r0
 1: @ android_atomic_dec
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@
     add     r0, r1, #1
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
     
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -122,6 +128,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_add:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r1
     mov     r4, r0
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@
     sub     r0, r1, r4
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
     
     
 /*
@@ -152,6 +161,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_and:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, r5, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}   
     mov     r2, r1              /* r2 = address */
     mov     r4, r0              /* r4 = the value */
@@ -174,6 +185,7 @@
     mov     r0, r5
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
     
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -183,6 +195,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_or:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, r5, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}   
     mov     r2, r1              /* r2 = address */
     mov     r4, r0              /* r4 = the value */
@@ -205,6 +219,7 @@
     mov     r0, r5
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
 
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -228,6 +243,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_cmpxchg:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r4, r0          /* r4 = save oldvalue */
 1: @ android_atomic_cmpxchg
@@ -249,6 +266,7 @@
 2: @ android_atomic_cmpxchg
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
 
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------