diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c b/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c
index 1d7c4c13ea..38e4147556 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/ldelf.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ ldelf(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 			s->type = SRODATA;
 			break;
 		case ElfSectFlagAlloc + ElfSectFlagWrite:
-			s->type = SDATA;
+			s->type = SNOPTRDATA;
 			break;
 		case ElfSectFlagAlloc + ElfSectFlagExec:
 			s->type = STEXT;
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ ldelf(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 			if(s->size < sym.size)
 				s->size = sym.size;
 			if(s->type == 0 || s->type == SXREF)
-				s->type = SBSS;
+				s->type = SNOPTRBSS;
 			continue;
 		}
 		if(sym.shndx >= obj->nsect || sym.shndx == 0)
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c b/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c
index 413dedabd6..71cfa63dec 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/ldmacho.c
@@ -589,10 +589,10 @@ ldmacho(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 				s->type = SRODATA;
 		} else {
 			if (strcmp(sect->name, "__bss") == 0) {
-				s->type = SBSS;
+				s->type = SNOPTRBSS;
 				s->np = 0;
 			} else
-				s->type = SDATA;
+				s->type = SNOPTRDATA;
 		}
 		sect->sym = s;
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c b/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c
index f6eda900de..1b05916148 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/ldpe.c
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ ldpe(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 				s->type = SRODATA;
 				break;
 			case IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE: //.bss
-				s->type = SBSS;
+				s->type = SNOPTRBSS;
 				break;
 			case IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE: //.data
-				s->type = SDATA;
+				s->type = SNOPTRDATA;
 				break;
 			case IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ: //.text
 				s->type = STEXT;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ ldpe(Biobuf *f, char *pkg, int64 len, char *pn)
 			if(s->type == SDYNIMPORT)
 				s->plt = -2; // flag for dynimport in PE object files.
 			if (s->type == SXREF && sym->value > 0) {// global data
-				s->type = SDATA; 
+				s->type = SNOPTRDATA;
 				s->size = sym->value;
 			}
 			continue;