diff --git a/vp8/common/x86/subpixel_mmx.asm b/vp8/common/x86/subpixel_mmx.asm
index b0008fcdb..b8a712761 100644
--- a/vp8/common/x86/subpixel_mmx.asm
+++ b/vp8/common/x86/subpixel_mmx.asm
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ rd:
     times 4 dw 0x40
 
 align 16
-global sym(vp8_six_tap_mmx) HIDDEN_DATA
+global HIDDEN_DATA(sym(vp8_six_tap_mmx))
 sym(vp8_six_tap_mmx):
     times 8 dw 0
     times 8 dw 0
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ sym(vp8_six_tap_mmx):
 
 
 align 16
-global sym(vp8_bilinear_filters_mmx) HIDDEN_DATA
+global HIDDEN_DATA(sym(vp8_bilinear_filters_mmx))
 sym(vp8_bilinear_filters_mmx):
     times 8 dw 128
     times 8 dw 0
diff --git a/vpx_ports/x86_abi_support.asm b/vpx_ports/x86_abi_support.asm
index 5748c235e..eff992634 100644
--- a/vpx_ports/x86_abi_support.asm
+++ b/vpx_ports/x86_abi_support.asm
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@
     %endmacro
   %endif
   %endif
-  %define HIDDEN_DATA
+  %define HIDDEN_DATA(x) x
 %else
   %macro GET_GOT 1
   %endmacro
   %define GLOBAL wrt rip
   %ifidn __OUTPUT_FORMAT__,elf64
     %define WRT_PLT wrt ..plt
-    %define HIDDEN_DATA :data hidden
+    %define HIDDEN_DATA(x) x:data hidden
   %else
-    %define HIDDEN_DATA
+    %define HIDDEN_DATA(x) x
   %endif
 %endif
 %ifnmacro GET_GOT