diff --git a/lib/Target/Alpha/AlphaISelLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/Alpha/AlphaISelLowering.cpp
index 001723a2fa7..73fab21294a 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Alpha/AlphaISelLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Alpha/AlphaISelLowering.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public:
                                      SectionKind::get(SectionKind::Text));
     DataSection = getOrCreateSection("_data", true, 
                                      SectionKind::get(SectionKind::DataRel));
+    ReadOnlySection = getOrCreateSection("_rodata", true, 
+                                     SectionKind::get(SectionKind::ReadOnly));
   }
 };
 }