diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/write.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/write.rs
index 092d1cea29515..ea1a7cfa5d3b5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/write.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/back/write.rs
@@ -936,8 +936,8 @@ unsafe fn embed_bitcode(
         llvm::LLVMRustAppendModuleInlineAsm(llmod, asm.as_ptr().cast(), asm.len());
     } else {
         let asm = "
-            .section .llvmbc,\"a\"
-            .section .llvmcmd,\"a\"
+            .section .llvmbc,\"e\"
+            .section .llvmcmd,\"e\"
         ";
         llvm::LLVMRustAppendModuleInlineAsm(llmod, asm.as_ptr().cast(), asm.len());
     }