diff --git a/src/ld65/cfg/module.cfg b/src/ld65/cfg/module.cfg
index f2a72ae9b..7783f995a 100644
--- a/src/ld65/cfg/module.cfg
+++ b/src/ld65/cfg/module.cfg
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MEMORY {
     COMBINED: start = $0000, size = $FFFF, file = %O;
 }
 SEGMENTS {
-    JUMPTABLE: load = COMBINED, type = rw;
+    JUMPTABLE: load = COMBINED, type = wprot;
     CODE: load = COMBINED, type = wprot;
     RODATA: load = COMBINED, type = wprot;
     DATA: load = COMBINED, type = rw, define = yes;