diff --git a/tools/cmake/scripts/data_file_embed_asm.cmake b/tools/cmake/scripts/data_file_embed_asm.cmake
index 71329ade5e..291f9fea26 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/scripts/data_file_embed_asm.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/scripts/data_file_embed_asm.cmake
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ endif()
 append_line(" */")
 
 append_line(".data")
+append_line(".section .rodata.embedded")
 append_identifier("${varname}")
 append_identifier("_binary_${varname}_start" "for objcopy compatibility")
 append("${data}")