diff --git a/lib/std/special/c.zig b/lib/std/special/c.zig
index 51cbafc133f47b9cb01ce9a4b2756a40e04129c3..9fbab0e8deebb6df1dec6c0ecf8cfc9d226796be 100644
--- a/lib/std/special/c.zig
+++ b/lib/std/special/c.zig
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ fn clone() callconv(.Naked) void {
                 \\  pop %%esi
                 \\  pop %%ebx
                 \\  pop %%ebp
-                \\  ret
+                \\  retw
             );
         },
         .x86_64 => {
diff --git a/lib/std/special/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig b/lib/std/special/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig
index d0dcd7055075eba0ea2a7649b334da685b93bf8d..b8b40a2b0f26d450fd751e4e155a6d380e8fddd5 100644
--- a/lib/std/special/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig
+++ b/lib/std/special/compiler_rt/stack_probe.zig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn zig_probe_stack() callconv(.Naked) void {
                 \\        orl    $0,8(%%esp)
                 \\        add    %%eax,%%esp
                 \\        pop    %%ecx
-                \\        ret
+                \\        retw
             );
         },
         else => {},