diff --git a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
index f637dec..342e52a 100644
--- a/lib/Target/ARM/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/ARM/ARMAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@
     if (Subtarget->isTargetELF())
       O << "\t.type " << name << ",%object\n";
     
-    if (C->isNullValue()) {
+    if (C->isNullValue() && !I->hasSection()) {
       if (I->hasExternalLinkage()) {
         if (const char *Directive = TAI->getZeroFillDirective()) {
           O << "\t.globl\t" << name << "\n";
@@ -845,9 +845,8 @@
         }
       }
 
-      if (!I->hasSection() &&
-          (I->hasInternalLinkage() || I->hasWeakLinkage() ||
-           I->hasLinkOnceLinkage())) {
+      if (I->hasInternalLinkage() || I->hasWeakLinkage() ||
+          I->hasLinkOnceLinkage()) {
         if (Size == 0) Size = 1;   // .comm Foo, 0 is undefined, avoid it.
         if (!NoZerosInBSS && TAI->getBSSSection())
           SwitchToDataSection(TAI->getBSSSection(), I);
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
index 9e5f103..b561c04 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -661,9 +661,9 @@
     unsigned Align = TD->getPreferredAlignmentLog(I);
 
     if (C->isNullValue() && /* FIXME: Verify correct */
+        !I->hasSection() &&
         (I->hasInternalLinkage() || I->hasWeakLinkage() ||
-         I->hasLinkOnceLinkage() ||
-         (I->hasExternalLinkage() && !I->hasSection()))) {
+         I->hasLinkOnceLinkage() || I->hasExternalLinkage())) {
       if (Size == 0) Size = 1;   // .comm Foo, 0 is undefined, avoid it.
       if (I->hasExternalLinkage()) {
         O << "\t.global " << name << '\n';
diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/X86AsmPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/X86AsmPrinter.cpp
index 8584049..c4d5958 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/X86AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/X86AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     if (Subtarget->isTargetELF())
       O << "\t.type\t" << name << ",@object\n";
     
-    if (C->isNullValue()) {
+    if (C->isNullValue() && !I->hasSection()) {
       if (I->hasExternalLinkage()) {
         if (const char *Directive = TAI->getZeroFillDirective()) {
           O << "\t.globl\t" << name << "\n";
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
         }
       }
       
-      if (!I->hasSection() && !I->isThreadLocal() &&
+      if (!I->isThreadLocal() &&
           (I->hasInternalLinkage() || I->hasWeakLinkage() ||
            I->hasLinkOnceLinkage())) {
         if (Size == 0) Size = 1;   // .comm Foo, 0 is undefined, avoid it.