--- a/linux_prep/core/cmdlines.S
+++ b/linux_prep/core/cmdlines.S
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #define CMDLINES_FILE "output-target/command_lines_stripped.txt"
 #endif
 
-	.section .cmdlines, #alloc
+	.section .cmdlines, "a"
 	.globl	cmdlines_start
 cmdlines_start:
 	.incbin	CMDLINES_FILE