diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
index 3066ce469..2adf29fa7 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ compiler.c.cmd=avr-gcc
 compiler.c.flags=-c -g -Os -w -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -MMD
 compiler.c.elf.flags=-Os -Wl,--gc-sections
 compiler.c.elf.cmd=avr-gcc
-compiler.S.flags=-c -g -assembler-with-cpp
+compiler.S.flags=-c -g -x assembler-with-cpp
 compiler.cpp.cmd=avr-g++
 compiler.cpp.flags=-c -g -Os -w -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -MMD
 compiler.ar.cmd=avr-ar
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt b/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
index b62d51c4c..f7d34ebf3 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/platform.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ compiler.c.cmd=arm-none-eabi-gcc
 compiler.c.flags=-c -g -Os -w -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -nostdlib --param max-inline-insns-single=500 -Dprintf=iprintf
 compiler.c.elf.cmd=arm-none-eabi-g++
 compiler.c.elf.flags=-Os -Wl,--gc-sections
-compiler.S.flags=-c -g -assembler-with-cpp
+compiler.S.flags=-c -g -x assembler-with-cpp
 compiler.cpp.cmd=arm-none-eabi-g++
 compiler.cpp.flags=-c -g -Os -w -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -nostdlib --param max-inline-insns-single=500 -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -Dprintf=iprintf
 compiler.ar.cmd=arm-none-eabi-ar