diff --git a/src/include/kernel/spinlock.h b/src/include/kernel/spinlock.h
index a6e88ff5..e8088030 100644
--- a/src/include/kernel/spinlock.h
+++ b/src/include/kernel/spinlock.h
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef _SPINLOCK_H_INCLUDE
 #define _SPINLOCK_H_INCLUDE
 
+// TODO rewrite this in a more arch independent way
+
 static inline void spinlock_acquire(int *lock){
-	while(!__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(lock, 0, 1));
+	while(!__sync_bool_compare_and_swap(lock, 0, 1)) asm("pause");
 }
 
 static inline void spinlock_release(int *lock){