diff --git a/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S b/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S
index 4da6195..da5c26b 100644
--- a/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S
+++ b/libcutils/atomic-android-arm.S
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
  */
  
 android_atomic_inc:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r0
 1: @ android_atomic_inc
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@
     sub     r0, r1, #1
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
   
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -93,6 +96,8 @@
  */
  
 android_atomic_dec:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r0
 1: @ android_atomic_dec
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@
     add     r0, r1, #1
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
     
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -121,6 +127,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_add:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r2, r1
     mov     r4, r0
@@ -141,6 +149,7 @@
     sub     r0, r1, r4
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
     
     
 /*
@@ -151,6 +160,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_and:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, r5, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}   
     mov     r2, r1              /* r2 = address */
     mov     r4, r0              /* r4 = the value */
@@ -173,6 +184,7 @@
     mov     r0, r5
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
     
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -182,6 +194,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_or:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, r5, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}   
     mov     r2, r1              /* r2 = address */
     mov     r4, r0              /* r4 = the value */
@@ -204,6 +218,7 @@
     mov     r0, r5
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, r5, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
 
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -234,6 +249,8 @@
  */
 
 android_atomic_cmpxchg:
+    .fnstart
+    .save {r4, lr}
     stmdb   sp!, {r4, lr}
     mov     r4, r0          /* r4 = save oldvalue */
 1: @ android_atomic_cmpxchg
@@ -255,6 +272,7 @@
 2: @ android_atomic_cmpxchg
     ldmia   sp!, {r4, lr}
     bx      lr
+    .fnend
 
 /*
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------