diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/Utils/AMDGPUBaseInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/Utils/AMDGPUBaseInfo.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/Utils/AMDGPUBaseInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/Utils/AMDGPUBaseInfo.cpp
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 }
 
 bool shouldEmitConstantsToTextSection(const Triple &TT) {
-  return TT.getOS() == Triple::AMDPAL;
+  return TT.getOS() == Triple::AMDPAL || TT.getArch() == Triple::r600;
 }
 
 int getIntegerAttribute(const Function &F, StringRef Name, int Default) {