diff --git a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/swap_helper.S b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/swap_helper.S
index 477ee2ac86d713..7a557e904f1e05 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/swap_helper.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/swap_helper.S
@@ -429,7 +429,9 @@ _stack_frame_endif:
 #endif
 
     /* exception return is done in z_arm_int_exit() */
-    b z_arm_int_exit
+    ldr r0, =z_arm_int_exit
+    bx r0
+
 #endif
 
 _oops: