diff --git a/libavutil/arm/asm.S b/libavutil/arm/asm.S
index 4ac0ea2e4f..a791e80c57 100644
--- a/libavutil/arm/asm.S
+++ b/libavutil/arm/asm.S
@@ -184,6 +184,15 @@ T       ldr             \rd, [\rd]
 .endm
 
 .macro  movrelx         rd,  val, gp
+    .ifc \rd,\gp
+        .error      "movrelx needs two distinct registers"
+    .endif
+    .ifc \rd\()_\gp,r12_
+        .warning    "movrelx rd=\rd without explicit set gp"
+    .endif
+    .ifc \rd\()_\gp,ip_
+        .warning    "movrelx rd=\rd without explicit set gp"
+    .endif
 #if CONFIG_PIC && defined(__ELF__)
     .ifnb \gp
       .if .Lpic_gp