diff --git a/arch/sparc/lib/rwsem.S b/arch/sparc/lib/rwsem.S
index 20657744c86..f406b1f2279 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/lib/rwsem.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/lib/rwsem.S
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/psr.h>
 
-	.section .sched.text
+	.section .sched.text, "ax"
 	.align	4
 
 	.globl		___down_read
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/lib/rwsem.S b/arch/sparc64/lib/rwsem.S
index 75f0e6b951d..1a4cc5654de 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/lib/rwsem.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/lib/rwsem.S
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/rwsem-const.h>
 
-	.section	.sched.text
+	.section	.sched.text, "ax"
 
 	.globl		__down_read
 __down_read: