diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp
index d59453a..861e501 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectFileInfo.cpp
@@ -770,6 +770,10 @@
   TextSection = Ctx->getXCOFFSection(
       ".text", XCOFF::StorageMappingClass::XMC_PR, XCOFF::XTY_SD,
       XCOFF::C_HIDEXT, SectionKind::getText());
+
+  DataSection = Ctx->getXCOFFSection(
+      ".data", XCOFF::StorageMappingClass::XMC_RW, XCOFF::XTY_SD,
+      XCOFF::C_HIDEXT, SectionKind::getData());
 }
 
 void MCObjectFileInfo::InitMCObjectFileInfo(const Triple &TheTriple, bool PIC,