diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/obj.c b/src/cmd/5l/obj.c
index bf2978d05e..4c2603d28a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/obj.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ loop:
 			sprint(literal, "$%ux", ieeedtof(&p->from.ieee));
 			s = lookup(literal, 0);
 			if(s->type == 0) {
-				s->type = SBSS;
+				s->type = SRODATA;
 				adduint32(s, ieeedtof(&p->from.ieee));
 				s->reachable = 0;
 			}
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ loop:
 				p->from.ieee.l, p->from.ieee.h);
 			s = lookup(literal, 0);
 			if(s->type == 0) {
-				s->type = SBSS;
+				s->type = SRODATA;
 				adduint32(s, p->from.ieee.l);
 				adduint32(s, p->from.ieee.h);
 				s->reachable = 0;
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/obj.c b/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
index 5987310f95..dad217cc86 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/obj.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ loop:
 			sprint(literal, "$%ux", ieeedtof(&p->from.ieee));
 			s = lookup(literal, 0);
 			if(s->type == 0) {
-				s->type = SDATA;
+				s->type = SRODATA;
 				adduint32(s, ieeedtof(&p->from.ieee));
 				s->reachable = 0;
 			}
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ loop:
 				p->from.ieee.l, p->from.ieee.h);
 			s = lookup(literal, 0);
 			if(s->type == 0) {
-				s->type = SDATA;
+				s->type = SRODATA;
 				adduint32(s, p->from.ieee.l);
 				adduint32(s, p->from.ieee.h);
 				s->reachable = 0;
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
index 773a6ddfb1..19e351d998 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/obj.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ loop:
 			sprint(literal, "$%ux", ieeedtof(&p->from.ieee));
 			s = lookup(literal, 0);
 			if(s->type == 0) {
-				s->type = SDATA;
+				s->type = SRODATA;
 				adduint32(s, ieeedtof(&p->from.ieee));
 				s->reachable = 0;
 			}
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ loop:
 				p->from.ieee.l, p->from.ieee.h);
 			s = lookup(literal, 0);
 			if(s->type == 0) {
-				s->type = SDATA;
+				s->type = SRODATA;
 				adduint32(s, p->from.ieee.l);
 				adduint32(s, p->from.ieee.h);
 				s->reachable = 0;