https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61802
--- Comment #6 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- This is definitely a section issue: .bss .align 3 .LANCHOR0 = . + 0 .type buf, %object .size buf, 10 buf: .hword 1 .hword 4 .hword 16 .hword 64 .hword 256 notice we are in bss rather than .data section here.