diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/X86TargetAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/X86TargetAsmInfo.cpp
index 68185ede943..43948ec8ef3 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/X86TargetAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/X86TargetAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ X86TargetAsmInfo::X86TargetAsmInfo(const X86TargetMachine &TM) {
     WeakDefDirective = "\t.weak_definition ";
     WeakRefDirective = "\t.weak_reference ";
     HiddenDirective = "\t.private_extern ";
+    ProtectedDirective = "\t.globl\t";
     
     // In non-PIC modes, emit a special label before jump tables so that the
     // linker can perform more accurate dead code stripping.