diff --git a/coregrind/m_main.c b/coregrind/m_main.c
index 94345ec..71bd0e2 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_main.c
+++ b/coregrind/m_main.c
@@ -2785,6 +2785,7 @@
    the new stack.  */
 #if defined(VGP_x86_linux)
 asm("\n"
+    ".text\n"
     "\t.globl _start\n"
     "\t.type _start,@function\n"
     "_start:\n"
@@ -2803,6 +2804,7 @@
 );
 #elif defined(VGP_amd64_linux)
 asm("\n"
+    ".text\n"
     "\t.globl _start\n"
     "\t.type _start,@function\n"
     "_start:\n"
@@ -2819,6 +2821,7 @@
 );
 #elif defined(VGP_ppc32_linux)
 asm("\n"
+    ".text\n"
     "\t.globl _start\n"
     "\t.type _start,@function\n"
     "_start:\n"
diff --git a/coregrind/m_signals.c b/coregrind/m_signals.c
index 438262d..272887f 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_signals.c
+++ b/coregrind/m_signals.c
@@ -397,16 +397,19 @@
 
 #if defined(VGP_x86_linux)
 #  define _MYSIG(name) \
+   ".text\n" \
    "my_sigreturn:\n" \
    "	movl	$" #name ", %eax\n" \
    "	int	$0x80\n"
 #elif defined(VGP_amd64_linux)
 #  define _MYSIG(name) \
+   ".text\n" \
    "my_sigreturn:\n" \
    "	movq	$" #name ", %rax\n" \
    "	syscall\n"
 #elif defined(VGP_ppc32_linux)
 #  define _MYSIG(name) \
+   ".text\n" \
    "my_sigreturn:\n" \
    "	li	0, " #name "\n" \
    "	sc\n"
diff --git a/coregrind/m_syscall.c b/coregrind/m_syscall.c
index 58b0312..084604c 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_syscall.c
+++ b/coregrind/m_syscall.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
           UWord a4, UWord a5, UWord a6
        );
 asm(
+".text\n"
 "do_syscall_WRK:\n"
 "	push	%esi\n"
 "	push	%edi\n"
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@
           UWord a4, UWord a5, UWord a6
        );
 asm(
+".text\n"
 "do_syscall_WRK:\n"
         /* Convert function calling convention --> syscall calling
            convention */
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@
           UWord a4, UWord a5, UWord a6
        );
 asm(
+".text\n"
 "do_syscall_WRK:\n"
 "        mr      0,3\n"
 "        mr      3,4\n"
diff --git a/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-amd64-linux.c b/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-amd64-linux.c
index 42fccbd..dd64ded 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-amd64-linux.c
+++ b/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-amd64-linux.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 // %rdx == f
 // %rcx == arg1
 asm(
+".text\n"
 ".globl vgModuleLocal_call_on_new_stack_0_1\n"
 "vgModuleLocal_call_on_new_stack_0_1:\n"
 "   movq   %rdi, %rsp\n"   // set stack
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@
                                     Long* parent_tid, 
                                     vki_modify_ldt_t * );
 asm(
-"\n"
+".text\n"
 "do_syscall_clone_amd64_linux:\n"
         // set up child stack, temporarily preserving fn and arg
 "       subq    $16, %rsi\n"            // make space on stack
diff --git a/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-ppc32-linux.c b/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-ppc32-linux.c
index d95836a..a6160f0 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-ppc32-linux.c
+++ b/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-ppc32-linux.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 //    r5 = f
 //    r6 = arg1
 asm(
+".text\n"
 ".globl vgModuleLocal_call_on_new_stack_0_1\n"
 "vgModuleLocal_call_on_new_stack_0_1:\n"
 "   mr    %r1,%r3\n\t"     // stack to %sp
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@
                                      Int*  parent_tid, 
                                      vki_modify_ldt_t * );
 asm(
-"\n"
+".text\n"
 "do_syscall_clone_ppc32_linux:\n"
 "       stwu    1,-32(1)\n"
 "       stw     29,20(1)\n"
diff --git a/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-x86-linux.c b/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-x86-linux.c
index d9b0583..d65ece2 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-x86-linux.c
+++ b/coregrind/m_syswrap/syswrap-x86-linux.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 // 12(%esp) == f
 // 16(%esp) == arg1
 asm(
+".text\n"
 ".globl vgModuleLocal_call_on_new_stack_0_1\n"
 "vgModuleLocal_call_on_new_stack_0_1:\n"
 "   movl %esp, %esi\n"     // remember old stack pointer
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@
                                  Int*  parent_tid, 
                                  vki_modify_ldt_t * );
 asm(
-"\n"
+".text\n"
 "do_syscall_clone_x86_linux:\n"
 "        push    %ebx\n"
 "        push    %edi\n"