diff --git a/lib/libc/amd64/gen/fabs.S b/lib/libc/amd64/gen/fabs.S
index bb1ac3a81b96..1da21d03f506 100644
--- a/lib/libc/amd64/gen/fabs.S
+++ b/lib/libc/amd64/gen/fabs.S
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ ENTRY(fabs)
 	ret
 END(fabs)
 
+	.rodata
 	.p2align 3
 signbit:
 	.quad	0x8000000000000000