diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index ec55bcce4146..4d4e23b6e3e7 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 #define annotate_unreachable() __annotate_unreachable(__COUNTER__)
 
 /* Annotate a C jump table to allow objtool to follow the code flow */
-#define __annotate_jump_table __section(".rodata..c_jump_table")
+#define __annotate_jump_table __section(".rodata..c_jump_table,\"a\",@progbits #")
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_OBJTOOL */
 #define annotate_reachable()