diff --git a/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c b/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c
index 87248e76fa..533a7416e5 100644
--- a/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c
+++ b/libswscale/x86/swscale_template.c
@@ -2285,6 +2285,10 @@ static void RENAME(hyscale_fast)(SwsContext *c, int16_t *dst,
 #if defined(PIC)
     DECLARE_ALIGNED(8, uint64_t, ebxsave);
 #endif
+    // HACK: gcc 4.6 no longer decrements esp,
+    // use this to make it reserve space for the call
+    // return address
+    void *dummy;
 
     __asm__ volatile(
 #if defined(PIC)
@@ -2336,6 +2340,7 @@ static void RENAME(hyscale_fast)(SwsContext *c, int16_t *dst,
 #if defined(PIC)
           ,"m" (ebxsave)
 #endif
+          ,"m" (dummy)
         : "%"REG_a, "%"REG_c, "%"REG_d, "%"REG_S, "%"REG_D
 #if !defined(PIC)
          ,"%"REG_b
@@ -2357,6 +2362,10 @@ static void RENAME(hcscale_fast)(SwsContext *c, int16_t *dst1, int16_t *dst2,
 #if defined(PIC)
     DECLARE_ALIGNED(8, uint64_t, ebxsave);
 #endif
+    // HACK: gcc 4.6 no longer decrements esp,
+    // use this to make it reserve space for the call
+    // return address
+    void *dummy;
 
     __asm__ volatile(
 #if defined(PIC)
@@ -2396,6 +2405,7 @@ static void RENAME(hcscale_fast)(SwsContext *c, int16_t *dst1, int16_t *dst2,
 #if defined(PIC)
           ,"m" (ebxsave)
 #endif
+          ,"m" (dummy)
         : "%"REG_a, "%"REG_c, "%"REG_d, "%"REG_S, "%"REG_D
 #if !defined(PIC)
          ,"%"REG_b