diff --git a/sys/amd64/include/asmacros.h b/sys/amd64/include/asmacros.h
--- a/sys/amd64/include/asmacros.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/include/asmacros.h
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __STDC__
 #define ELFNOTE(name, type, desctype, descdata...) \
-.pushsection .note.name                 ;       \
+.pushsection .note.name, "a", @note     ;       \
   .align 4                              ;       \
   .long 2f - 1f         /* namesz */    ;       \
   .long 4f - 3f         /* descsz */    ;       \
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 .popsection
 #else /* !__STDC__, i.e. -traditional */
 #define ELFNOTE(name, type, desctype, descdata) \
-.pushsection .note.name                 ;       \
+.pushsection .note.name, "a", @note     ;       \
   .align 4                              ;       \
   .long 2f - 1f         /* namesz */    ;       \
   .long 4f - 3f         /* descsz */    ;       \
diff --git a/sys/arm/include/asmacros.h b/sys/arm/include/asmacros.h
--- a/sys/arm/include/asmacros.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/asmacros.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     	mrc	p15, 0, tmp, c13, c0, 4
 
 #define	ELFNOTE(section, type, vendor, desctype, descdata...)	  \
-	.pushsection section					; \
+	.pushsection section, "a", %note			; \
 	    .balign 4						; \
 	    .long 2f - 1f		/* namesz */		; \
 	    .long 4f - 3f		/* descsz */		; \
diff --git a/sys/i386/include/asmacros.h b/sys/i386/include/asmacros.h
--- a/sys/i386/include/asmacros.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/asmacros.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __STDC__
 #define ELFNOTE(name, type, desctype, descdata...) \
-.pushsection .note.name                 ;       \
+.pushsection .note.name, "a", @note     ;       \
   .align 4                              ;       \
   .long 2f - 1f         /* namesz */    ;       \
   .long 4f - 3f         /* descsz */    ;       \
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 .popsection
 #else /* !__STDC__, i.e. -traditional */
 #define ELFNOTE(name, type, desctype, descdata) \
-.pushsection .note.name                 ;       \
+.pushsection .note.name, "a", @note     ;       \
   .align 4                              ;       \
   .long 2f - 1f         /* namesz */    ;       \
   .long 4f - 3f         /* descsz */    ;       \