diff --git a/cert.S b/cert.S
index 4be0a24..2ed9b6d 100644
--- a/cert.S
+++ b/cert.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	.align	1
 	.type	vendor_cert_size, @object
 	.size	vendor_cert_size, 4
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_cert_size:
 	.long	.L0 - vendor_cert
 	.globl	vendor_cert
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ vendor_cert_size:
 	.align	1
 	.type	vendor_cert, @object
 	.size	vendor_cert, .L0-vendor_cert
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_cert:
 .incbin VENDOR_CERT_FILE
 .L0:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ vendor_cert:
 	.bss
 	.type	vendor_cert, @object
 	.size	vendor_cert, 1
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_cert:
 	.zero	1
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ vendor_cert:
 	.align 4
 	.type	vendor_cert_size, @object
 	.size	vendor_cert_size, 4
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_cert_size:
 	.long	1
 #endif
diff --git a/dbx.S b/dbx.S
index 9ccdb67..7b19c5c 100644
--- a/dbx.S
+++ b/dbx.S
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	.align	1
 	.type	vendor_dbx_size, @object
 	.size	vendor_dbx_size, 4
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_dbx_size:
 	.long	.L0 - vendor_dbx
 	.globl	vendor_dbx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ vendor_dbx_size:
 	.align	1
 	.type	vendor_dbx, @object
 	.size	vendor_dbx, .L0-vendor_dbx
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_dbx:
 .incbin VENDOR_DBX_FILE
 .L0:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ vendor_dbx:
 	.bss
 	.type	vendor_dbx, @object
 	.size	vendor_dbx, 1
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_dbx:
 	.zero	1
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ vendor_dbx:
 	.align 4
 	.type	vendor_dbx_size, @object
 	.size	vendor_dbx_size, 4
-	.section .vendor_cert, "", @progbits
+	.section .vendor_cert, "a", @progbits
 vendor_dbx_size:
 	.long	0
 #endif