diff --git a/mach/i86/libem/lfr6.s b/mach/i86/libem/lfr6.s
index f38c0773e..74588e8de 100644
--- a/mach/i86/libem/lfr6.s
+++ b/mach/i86/libem/lfr6.s
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .lfr6:
 	pop	bx
-	push	.retarea+4
-	push	.retarea+2
-	push	.retarea
+	push	(.retarea+4)
+	push	(.retarea+2)
+	push	(.retarea)
 	jmp	bx
diff --git a/mach/i86/libem/lfr8.s b/mach/i86/libem/lfr8.s
index d675fd2ea..3f4f2dcf7 100644
--- a/mach/i86/libem/lfr8.s
+++ b/mach/i86/libem/lfr8.s
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 .lfr8:
 	pop	bx
-	push	.retarea+6
-	push	.retarea+4
-	push	.retarea+2
-	push	.retarea
+	push	(.retarea+6)
+	push	(.retarea+4)
+	push	(.retarea+2)
+	push	(.retarea)
 	jmp	bx
diff --git a/mach/i86/libem/ret6.s b/mach/i86/libem/ret6.s
index f3484abcc..fe07db423 100644
--- a/mach/i86/libem/ret6.s
+++ b/mach/i86/libem/ret6.s
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 .ret6:
 	pop	bx
-	pop	.retarea
-	pop	.retarea+2
-	pop	.retarea+4
+	pop	(.retarea)
+	pop	(.retarea+2)
+	pop	(.retarea+4)
 	jmp	bx
diff --git a/mach/i86/libem/ret8.s b/mach/i86/libem/ret8.s
index 9c94c57b3..22878f8a1 100644
--- a/mach/i86/libem/ret8.s
+++ b/mach/i86/libem/ret8.s
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 .ret8:
 	pop	bx
-	pop	.retarea
-	pop	.retarea+2
-	pop	.retarea+4
-	pop	.retarea+6
+	pop	(.retarea)
+	pop	(.retarea+2)
+	pop	(.retarea+4)
+	pop	(.retarea+6)
 	jmp	bx