diff --git a/interp/memory.go b/interp/memory.go
index 54bfcb62..ccd98c8b 100644
--- a/interp/memory.go
+++ b/interp/memory.go
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ func (mv *memoryView) markExternal(llvmValue llvm.Value, mark uint8) {
 		default:
 			panic("interp: unknown constant expression")
 		}
+	} else if !llvmValue.IsAInlineAsm().IsNil() {
+		// Inline assembly can modify globals but only exported globals. Let's
+		// hope the author knows what they're doing.
 	} else {
 		llvmType := llvmValue.Type()
 		switch llvmType.TypeKind() {
diff --git a/interp/testdata/basic.ll b/interp/testdata/basic.ll
index 00117058..d0af3af3 100644
--- a/interp/testdata/basic.ll
+++ b/interp/testdata/basic.ll
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ entry:
   call void @modifyExternal(i32* bitcast (void ()* @willModifyGlobal to i32*))
   store i16 7, i16* @main.exposedValue2
 
+  ; Test that inline assembly is ignored.
+  call void @modifyExternal(i32* bitcast (void ()* @hasInlineAsm to i32*))
+
   ; Test switch statement.
   %switch1 = call i64 @testSwitch(i64 1) ; 1 returns 6
   %switch2 = call i64 @testSwitch(i64 9) ; 9 returns the default value -1
@@ -102,6 +105,15 @@ entry:
   ret void
 }
 
+; Inline assembly should be ignored in the interp package. While it is possible
+; to modify other globals that way, usually that's not the case and there is no
+; real way to check.
+define void @hasInlineAsm() {
+entry:
+  call void asm sideeffect "", ""()
+  ret void
+}
+
 define i64 @testSwitch(i64 %val) {
 entry:
   ; Test switch statement.
diff --git a/interp/testdata/basic.out.ll b/interp/testdata/basic.out.ll
index 24f5558b..51a3b3f4 100644
--- a/interp/testdata/basic.out.ll
+++ b/interp/testdata/basic.out.ll
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ entry:
   store i16 5, i16* @main.exposedValue1
   call void @modifyExternal(i32* bitcast (void ()* @willModifyGlobal to i32*))
   store i16 7, i16* @main.exposedValue2
+  call void @modifyExternal(i32* bitcast (void ()* @hasInlineAsm to i32*))
   call void @runtime.printint64(i64 6)
   call void @runtime.printint64(i64 -1)
   %agg = call { i8, i32, { float, { i64, i16 } } } @nestedStruct()
@@ -59,6 +60,12 @@ entry:
   ret void
 }
 
+define void @hasInlineAsm() {
+entry:
+  call void asm sideeffect "", ""()
+  ret void
+}
+
 define i64 @testSwitch(i64 %val) local_unnamed_addr {
 entry:
   switch i64 %val, label %otherwise [