diff --git a/src/cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.inc b/src/cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.inc
index 2220aabb49..ebc3d4cee2 100644
--- a/src/cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.inc
+++ b/src/cpu/x86/16bit/reset16.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-	.section ".reset"
+	.section ".reset", "ax", %progbits
 	.code16
 .globl	reset_vector
 reset_vector: