diff --git a/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp b/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
index 4be0b9e4e09..a695e2412cf 100644
--- a/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
@@ -578,11 +578,11 @@ SelectSectionForGlobal(const GlobalValue *GV, SectionKind Kind,
   }
   
   if (Kind.isMergeableConst()) {
-    if (Kind.isMergeableConst4())
+    if (Kind.isMergeableConst4() && MergeableConst4Section)
       return MergeableConst4Section;
-    if (Kind.isMergeableConst8())
+    if (Kind.isMergeableConst8() && MergeableConst8Section)
       return MergeableConst8Section;
-    if (Kind.isMergeableConst16())
+    if (Kind.isMergeableConst16() && MergeableConst16Section)
       return MergeableConst16Section;
     return ReadOnlySection;  // .const
   }