diff --git a/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp b/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
index 5f6da544d..1542e65df 100644
--- a/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
+++ b/Core/ELF/ElfReader.cpp
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ SectionID ElfReader::GetSectionByName(const char *name, int firstSection)
 u32 ElfReader::GetTotalTextSize() const {
 	u32 total = 0;
 	for (int i = 0; i < GetNumSections(); ++i) {
-		if (!(sections[i].sh_flags & SHF_WRITE) && (sections[i].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC)) {
+		if (!(sections[i].sh_flags & SHF_WRITE) && (sections[i].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC) && !(sections[i].sh_flags & SHF_STRINGS)) {
 			total += sections[i].sh_size;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Core/ELF/ElfTypes.h b/Core/ELF/ElfTypes.h
index dbd39c500..79dec51fb 100644
--- a/Core/ELF/ElfTypes.h
+++ b/Core/ELF/ElfTypes.h
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ enum ElfSectionFlags
 	SHF_WRITE     =0x1,
 	SHF_ALLOC     =0x2,
 	SHF_EXECINSTR =0x4,
+	SHF_MERGE     =0x10,
+	SHF_STRINGS   =0x20,
 	SHF_MASKPROC  =0xF0000000,
 };