diff --git a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs
index 3001640249d44b..c6d97312deb2d4 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs
+++ b/src/coreclr/tools/aot/ILCompiler.Compiler/Compiler/ObjectWriter/MachObjectWriter.cs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private protected override void EmitSectionsAndLayout()
                     Name = $"lsection{sectionIndex}",
                     Section = section,
                     Value = section.VirtualAddress,
-                    Descriptor = 0,
+                    Descriptor = N_NO_DEAD_STRIP,
                     Type = N_SECT,
                 };
                 _symbolTable.Add(machSymbol);