diff --git a/none/tests/x86/incdec_alt.c b/none/tests/x86/incdec_alt.c

index 2db324275..b8ff5c07e 100644

--- a/none/tests/x86/incdec_alt.c

+++ b/none/tests/x86/incdec_alt.c

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ int r1,r2,r3,r4,r5,r6,r7,r8,a1,a2;

 extern void foo ( void );

 asm("\n"

+".text\n"

 VG_SYM(foo) ":\n"

 "\tpushl $0\n"

 "\tpopfl\n"

@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ VG_SYM(foo) ":\n"

 "\tpopl " VG_SYM(r8) "\n"

 "\tret\n"

+".previous\n"

 );

 int main ( void )