diff --git a/src/asm/sha256-portable-x86_64.pl b/src/asm/sha256-portable-x86_64.pl
index dcf295af..91f75c74 100755
--- a/src/asm/sha256-portable-x86_64.pl
+++ b/src/asm/sha256-portable-x86_64.pl
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ ()
 .size	$func,.-$func
 
 #ifndef __BLST_PORTABLE__
+.section	.rodata
 .align	64
 .type	$TABLE,\@object
 $TABLE:
diff --git a/src/asm/sha256-x86_64.pl b/src/asm/sha256-x86_64.pl
index 800e5716..4a8d138e 100755
--- a/src/asm/sha256-x86_64.pl
+++ b/src/asm/sha256-x86_64.pl
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
 
 $code=<<___;
 .comm	__blst_platform_cap,4
-.text
 
+.section	.rodata
 .align	64
 .type	$TABLE,\@object
 $TABLE:
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 	.long	0x03020100,0x0b0a0908,0xffffffff,0xffffffff
 	.long	0xffffffff,0xffffffff,0x03020100,0x0b0a0908
 	.asciz	"SHA256 block transform for x86_64, CRYPTOGAMS by \@dot-asm"
+.text
 ___
 
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