diff --git a/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs b/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs
index 13240db1c760..b0f12198e9f5 100644
--- a/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs
+++ b/cranelift/object/src/backend.rs
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ impl Module for ObjectModule {
                 } else if relocs.is_empty() {
                     SectionKind::ReadOnlyData
                 } else {
-                    SectionKind::Data
+                    SectionKind::ReadOnlyDataWithRel
                 },
             )
         };