diff --git a/common_x86_64.h b/common_x86_64.h
index 3236778b8..62e138e34 100644
--- a/common_x86_64.h
+++ b/common_x86_64.h
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
 */
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#define MB __asm__ __volatile__("": : :"memory")
-#define WMB __asm__ __volatile__("": : :"memory")
+#define MB do { __asm__ __volatile__("": : :"memory"); } while (0)
+#define WMB do { __asm__ __volatile__("": : :"memory"); } while (0)
 #else
-#define MB
-#define WMB
+#define MB do {} while (0)
+#define WMB do {} while (0)
 #endif
 
 static void __inline blas_lock(volatile BLASULONG *address){