diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCParser/ELFAsmParser.cpp
@@ -676,14 +676,14 @@
       getContext().getELFSection(SectionName, Type, Flags, Size, GroupName,
                                  IsComdat, UniqueID, LinkedToSym);
   getStreamer().SwitchSection(Section, Subsection);
-  if (Section->getType() != Type &&
+  // Check that flags are used consistently. However, the GNU assembler permits
+  // to leave out in subsequent uses of the same sections; for compatibility,
+  // do likewise.
+  if (!TypeName.empty() && Section->getType() != Type &&
       !allowSectionTypeMismatch(getContext().getTargetTriple(), SectionName,
                                 Type))
     Error(loc, "changed section type for " + SectionName + ", expected: 0x" +
                    utohexstr(Section->getType()));
-  // Check that flags are used consistently. However, the GNU assembler permits
-  // to leave out in subsequent uses of the same sections; for compatibility,
-  // do likewise.
   if ((extraFlags || Size || !TypeName.empty()) && Section->getFlags() != Flags)
     Error(loc, "changed section flags for " + SectionName + ", expected: 0x" +
                    utohexstr(Section->getFlags()));
diff --git a/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-omitted-attributes.s b/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-omitted-attributes.s
--- a/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-omitted-attributes.s
+++ b/llvm/test/MC/ELF/section-omitted-attributes.s
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 # CHECK: .section        .foo,"aM",@progbits,1
 # CHECK: .section        .rodata.cst8,"aM",@progbits,8
+# CHECK: .section        .lds_bss,"w",@nobits
 
 .section .foo,"aM",@progbits,1
 
@@ -15,3 +16,7 @@
 .section .rodata.cst8,"aM",@progbits,8
 
 .section .rodata.cst8
+
+# Likewise for Type changes
+.section        .lds_bss,"w",@nobits
+.section        .lds_bss