diff --git a/kernel/zarch/gemm_vec.c b/kernel/zarch/gemm_vec.c
index b7d7cc04b..ef0b1d1e3 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/gemm_vec.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/gemm_vec.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static inline void GEBP_block_16_4(
 			 * Note that we need to massage this particular "barrier"
 			 * depending on the gcc version.
 			 */
-#if __GNUC__ > 7
+#if __GNUC__ > 7 || defined(__clang__)
 #define BARRIER_READ_BEFORE_COMPUTE(SUFFIX)                                    \
     do {                                                                       \
 	asm(""                                                                 \