diff --git a/src/arch/i386/core/stack.S b/src/arch/i386/core/stack.S
index c2d138aa..da66d239 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/core/stack.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/core/stack.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Internal stack
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".stack"
+	.section ".stack", "aw", @nobits
 	.align 8
 	.globl _stack
 _stack:
diff --git a/src/arch/i386/core/stack16.S b/src/arch/i386/core/stack16.S
index 3380a083..d1251f06 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/core/stack16.S
+++ b/src/arch/i386/core/stack16.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Internal stack
  ****************************************************************************
  */
-	.section ".stack16"
+	.section ".stack16", "aw", @nobits
 	.align 8
 	.globl _stack16
 _stack16: