diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/irq_dispatch.S b/sys/arm/arm/irq_dispatch.S
index e3577565ed3..c919de006bf 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/irq_dispatch.S
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/irq_dispatch.S
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ _C_LABEL(intrnames):
 _C_LABEL(intrcnt):
 	.space NIRQ * 4
 _C_LABEL(sintrnames):
-	.word NIRQ * (MAXCOMLEN + 1)
+	.int NIRQ * (MAXCOMLEN + 1)
 _C_LABEL(sintrcnt):
-	.word NIRQ * 4
+	.int NIRQ * 4
 
 	.global _C_LABEL(current_intr_depth)
 _C_LABEL(current_intr_depth):
diff --git a/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_irq.S b/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_irq.S
index 3cc3d14f7c3..1cacc2ddf84 100644
--- a/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_irq.S
+++ b/sys/arm/sa11x0/sa11x0_irq.S
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ ENTRY(sa11x0_activateirqs)
 	.global _C_LABEL(intrnames), _C_LABEL(sintrnames)
 _C_LABEL(intrnames): 
 _C_LABEL(sintrnames):
-	.word	0
+	.int	0
 
 	.globl	_C_LABEL(intrcnt), _C_LABEL(sintrcnt)
 
diff --git a/sys/mips/mips/exception.S b/sys/mips/mips/exception.S
index 6eafbdcc640..729391e1efc 100644
--- a/sys/mips/mips/exception.S
+++ b/sys/mips/mips/exception.S
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ sintrnames:
 #ifdef __mips_n64
 	.quad  INTRCNT_COUNT * (MAXCOMLEN + 1) * 2
 #else
-	.word  INTRCNT_COUNT * (MAXCOMLEN + 1) * 2
+	.int  INTRCNT_COUNT * (MAXCOMLEN + 1) * 2
 #endif
 
 	.align	4
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ sintrcnt:
 #ifdef __mips_n64
 	.quad  INTRCNT_COUNT * 4 * 2
 #else
-	.word  INTRCNT_COUNT * 4 * 2
+	.int  INTRCNT_COUNT * 4 * 2
 #endif