diff --git a/tests/tcg/i386/test-i386.c b/tests/tcg/i386/test-i386.c
index ac8d5a3c1f..e6b308a2c0 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/i386/test-i386.c
+++ b/tests/tcg/i386/test-i386.c
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ uint8_t code[] = {
     0xc3, /* ret */
 };
 
-asm(".section \".data\"\n"
+asm(".section \".data_x\",\"awx\"\n"
     "smc_code2:\n"
     "movl 4(%esp), %eax\n"
     "movl %eax, smc_patch_addr2 + 1\n"