diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 0f27dab461..6e6937ceb0 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 	tic4x_coff1_vec, tic4x_coff1_beh_vec, tic4x_coff2_vec,
 	tic4x_coff2_beh_vec): Allow SEC_CODE and SEC_READONLY in
 	section flags.
+	* coff-ppc.c (TARGET_LITTLE_SYM): Likewise.
+	(TARGET_BIG_SYM): Likewise.
 
 2012-11-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/bfd/coff-ppc.c b/bfd/coff-ppc.c
index fa04933faf..19ae3e6937 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-ppc.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-ppc.c
@@ -2480,10 +2480,11 @@ const bfd_target TARGET_LITTLE_SYM =
    HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS | WP_TEXT | D_PAGED),
 
 #ifndef COFF_WITH_PE
-  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC), /* section flags */
+  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_CODE | SEC_READONLY
+   | SEC_RELOC),		/* section flags */
 #else
-  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC /* section flags */
-   | SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES),
+  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_CODE | SEC_READONLY
+   | SEC_RELOC | SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES),
 #endif
 
   0,				/* leading char */
@@ -2540,10 +2541,11 @@ const bfd_target TARGET_BIG_SYM =
    HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS | WP_TEXT | D_PAGED),
 
 #ifndef COFF_WITH_PE
-  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC), /* section flags */
+  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_CODE | SEC_READONLY
+   | SEC_RELOC),		/* section flags */
 #else
-  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_RELOC /* section flags */
-   | SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES),
+  (SEC_HAS_CONTENTS | SEC_ALLOC | SEC_LOAD | SEC_CODE | SEC_READONLY
+   | SEC_RELOC | SEC_LINK_ONCE | SEC_LINK_DUPLICATES),
 #endif
 
   0,				/* leading char */