diff --git a/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp b/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
index 278f146ad67..b3d5f11e0eb 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
@@ -213,12 +213,6 @@ bool ELFAsmParser::ParseDirectiveSection(StringRef, SMLoc) {
     FlagsStr = getTok().getStringContents();
     Lex();
 
-    AsmToken::TokenKind TypeStartToken;
-    if (getContext().getAsmInfo().getCommentString()[0] == '@')
-      TypeStartToken = AsmToken::Percent;
-    else
-      TypeStartToken = AsmToken::At;
-
     bool Mergeable = FlagsStr.find('M') != StringRef::npos;
     bool Group = FlagsStr.find('G') != StringRef::npos;
 
@@ -229,8 +223,8 @@ bool ELFAsmParser::ParseDirectiveSection(StringRef, SMLoc) {
         return TokError("Group section must specify the type");
     } else {
       Lex();
-      if (getLexer().isNot(TypeStartToken))
-        return TokError("expected the type");
+      if (getLexer().isNot(AsmToken::Percent) && getLexer().isNot(AsmToken::At))
+        return TokError("expected '@' or '%' before type");
 
       Lex();
       if (getParser().ParseIdentifier(TypeName))
@@ -359,8 +353,8 @@ bool ELFAsmParser::ParseDirectiveType(StringRef, SMLoc) {
     return TokError("unexpected token in '.type' directive");
   Lex();
 
-  if (getLexer().isNot(AsmToken::At))
-    return TokError("expected '@' before type");
+  if (getLexer().isNot(AsmToken::Percent) && getLexer().isNot(AsmToken::At))
+    return TokError("expected '@' or '%' before type");
   Lex();
 
   StringRef Type;
diff --git a/test/MC/ELF/section.s b/test/MC/ELF/section.s
index 9e9129df8f3..f3700cae679 100644
--- a/test/MC/ELF/section.s
+++ b/test/MC/ELF/section.s
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 // Test that these names are accepted.
 
 .section	.note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
+.section	.note.GNU-stack2,"",%progbits
 .section	.note.GNU-,"",@progbits
 .section	-.note.GNU,"",@progbits
 
 // CHECK: ('sh_name', 0x00000012) # '.note.GNU-stack'
-// CHECK: ('sh_name', 0x00000022) # '.note.GNU-'
-// CHECK: ('sh_name', 0x0000002d) # '-.note.GNU'
+// CHECK: ('sh_name', 0x00000022) # '.note.GNU-stack2'
+// CHECK: ('sh_name', 0x00000033) # '.note.GNU-'
+// CHECK: ('sh_name', 0x0000003e) # '-.note.GNU'
 
 // Test that the dafults are used
 
@@ -16,19 +18,7 @@
 .section	.fini
 .section	.rodata
 
-// CHECK:      (('sh_name', 0x00000038) # '.init'
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_type', 0x00000001)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_flags', 0x00000006)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_addr', 0x00000000)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_offset', 0x00000050)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_size', 0x00000000)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_link', 0x00000000)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_info', 0x00000000)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_addralign', 0x00000001)
-// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_entsize', 0x00000000)
-// CHECK-NEXT: ),
-// CHECK-NEXT: # Section 0x0000000a
-// CHECK-NEXT: (('sh_name', 0x0000003e) # '.fini'
+// CHECK:      (('sh_name', 0x00000049) # '.init'
 // CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_type', 0x00000001)
 // CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_flags', 0x00000006)
 // CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_addr', 0x00000000)
@@ -40,7 +30,19 @@
 // CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_entsize', 0x00000000)
 // CHECK-NEXT: ),
 // CHECK-NEXT: # Section 0x0000000b
-// CHECK-NEXT: (('sh_name', 0x00000044) # '.rodata'
+// CHECK-NEXT: (('sh_name', 0x0000004f) # '.fini'
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_type', 0x00000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_flags', 0x00000006)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_addr', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_offset', 0x00000050)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_size', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_link', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_info', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_addralign', 0x00000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_entsize', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT: ),
+// CHECK-NEXT: # Section 0x0000000c
+// CHECK-NEXT: (('sh_name', 0x00000055) # '.rodata'
 // CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_type', 0x00000001)
 // CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_flags', 0x00000002)
 // CHECK-NEXT:  ('sh_addr', 0x00000000)
diff --git a/test/MC/ELF/type.s b/test/MC/ELF/type.s
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8738433de66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/MC/ELF/type.s
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple x86_64-pc-linux-gnu %s -o - | elf-dump  | FileCheck %s
+
+// Test that both % and @ are accepted.
+        .global foo
+        .type foo,%function
+foo:
+
+        .global bar
+        .type bar,@object
+bar:
+
+// CHECK:      # Symbol 0x00000004
+// CHECK-NEXT: (('st_name', 0x00000005) # 'bar'
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_bind', 0x00000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_type', 0x00000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_other', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_shndx', 0x00000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_value', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_size', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT: ),
+// CHECK-NEXT: # Symbol 0x00000005
+// CHECK-NEXT: (('st_name', 0x00000001) # 'foo'
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_bind', 0x00000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_type', 0x00000002)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_other', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_shndx', 0x00000001)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_value', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT:  ('st_size', 0x00000000)
+// CHECK-NEXT: ),