diff --git a/bolt/include/bolt/Core/BinaryContext.h b/bolt/include/bolt/Core/BinaryContext.h
--- a/bolt/include/bolt/Core/BinaryContext.h
+++ b/bolt/include/bolt/Core/BinaryContext.h
@@ -989,10 +989,10 @@
   BinarySection &
   registerOrUpdateNoteSection(const Twine &Name, uint8_t *Data = nullptr,
                               uint64_t Size = 0, unsigned Alignment = 1,
-                              bool IsReadOnly = true,
+                              bool IsWritable = false,
                               unsigned ELFType = ELF::SHT_PROGBITS) {
     return registerOrUpdateSection(Name, ELFType,
-                                   BinarySection::getFlags(!IsReadOnly), Data,
+                                   BinarySection::getFlags(IsWritable), Data,
                                    Size, Alignment);
   }
 
diff --git a/bolt/lib/Passes/Instrumentation.cpp b/bolt/lib/Passes/Instrumentation.cpp
--- a/bolt/lib/Passes/Instrumentation.cpp
+++ b/bolt/lib/Passes/Instrumentation.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 
   BC.registerOrUpdateNoteSection(".bolt.instr.tables", nullptr, 0,
                                  /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                 /*IsReadOnly=*/true, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
+                                 /*IsWritable=*/false, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
 
   Summary->IndCallCounterFuncPtr =
       BC.Ctx->getOrCreateSymbol("__bolt_ind_call_counter_func_pointer");
diff --git a/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp b/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp
--- a/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp
+++ b/bolt/lib/Rewrite/RewriteInstance.cpp
@@ -4446,7 +4446,7 @@
     // Set/modify section info.
     BinarySection &NewSection = BC->registerOrUpdateNoteSection(
         SectionName, SectionData, Size, Section.sh_addralign,
-        !BSec->isWritable(), BSec->getELFType());
+        BSec->isWritable(), BSec->getELFType());
     NewSection.setOutputAddress(0);
     NewSection.setOutputFileOffset(NextAvailableOffset);
 
@@ -4490,7 +4490,7 @@
                                   DataCopy,
                                   SHStrTabSize,
                                   /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                  /*IsReadOnly=*/true,
+                                  /*IsWritable=*/false,
                                   ELF::SHT_STRTAB);
 }
 
@@ -4510,14 +4510,14 @@
   BC->registerOrUpdateNoteSection(".note.bolt_info", copyByteArray(BoltInfo),
                                   BoltInfo.size(),
                                   /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                  /*IsReadOnly=*/true, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
+                                  /*IsWritable=*/false, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
 }
 
 void RewriteInstance::addBATSection() {
   BC->registerOrUpdateNoteSection(BoltAddressTranslation::SECTION_NAME, nullptr,
                                   0,
                                   /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                  /*IsReadOnly=*/true, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
+                                  /*IsWritable=*/false, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
 }
 
 void RewriteInstance::encodeBATSection() {
@@ -4532,7 +4532,7 @@
   BC->registerOrUpdateNoteSection(BoltAddressTranslation::SECTION_NAME,
                                   copyByteArray(BoltInfo), BoltInfo.size(),
                                   /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                  /*IsReadOnly=*/true, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
+                                  /*IsWritable=*/false, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
 }
 
 template <typename ELFShdrTy>
@@ -5259,14 +5259,14 @@
                                   copyByteArray(NewContents),
                                   NewContents.size(),
                                   /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                  /*IsReadOnly=*/true,
+                                  /*IsWritable=*/false,
                                   ELF::SHT_SYMTAB);
 
   BC->registerOrUpdateNoteSection(StrSecName,
                                   copyByteArray(NewStrTab),
                                   NewStrTab.size(),
                                   /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                  /*IsReadOnly=*/true,
+                                  /*IsWritable=*/false,
                                   ELF::SHT_STRTAB);
 }
 
diff --git a/bolt/lib/RuntimeLibs/InstrumentationRuntimeLibrary.cpp b/bolt/lib/RuntimeLibs/InstrumentationRuntimeLibrary.cpp
--- a/bolt/lib/RuntimeLibs/InstrumentationRuntimeLibrary.cpp
+++ b/bolt/lib/RuntimeLibs/InstrumentationRuntimeLibrary.cpp
@@ -328,5 +328,5 @@
   BC.registerOrUpdateNoteSection(".bolt.instr.tables", copyByteArray(BoltInfo),
                                  BoltInfo.size(),
                                  /*Alignment=*/1,
-                                 /*IsReadOnly=*/true, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
+                                 /*IsWritable=*/false, ELF::SHT_NOTE);
 }