diff --git a/arch/um/sys-i386/stub.S b/arch/um/sys-i386/stub.S
index c41b04bf5fa0..54a36ec20cb7 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-i386/stub.S
+++ b/arch/um/sys-i386/stub.S
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "as-layout.h"
 
 	.globl syscall_stub
-.section .__syscall_stub, "x"
+.section .__syscall_stub, "ax"
 
 	.globl batch_syscall_stub
 batch_syscall_stub:
diff --git a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/stub.S b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/stub.S
index 6d9edf9fabce..20e4a96a6dcb 100644
--- a/arch/um/sys-x86_64/stub.S
+++ b/arch/um/sys-x86_64/stub.S
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "as-layout.h"
 
 	.globl syscall_stub
-.section .__syscall_stub, "x"
+.section .__syscall_stub, "ax"
 syscall_stub:
 	syscall
 	/* We don't have 64-bit constants, so this constructs the address