diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/TargetRegistry.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
+#include "llvm/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.h"
 #include "llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h"
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -821,6 +822,9 @@
   // option has changed the default (i.e. FPXX) and omit it otherwise.
   if (ABI.IsO32() && (!STI.useOddSPReg() || STI.isABI_FPXX()))
     TS.emitDirectiveModuleOddSPReg();
+
+  // Switch to the .text section.
+  OutStreamer->SwitchSection(getObjFileLowering().getTextSection());
 }
 
 void MipsAsmPrinter::emitInlineAsmStart() const {
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/start-asm-file.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/start-asm-file.ll
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/start-asm-file.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/Mips/start-asm-file.ll
@@ -71,4 +71,5 @@
 
 ; CHECK: .section .mdebug.abi[[ABI]]
 ; CHECK: .nan [[NAN]]
+; CHECK: .text
 ; CHECK: .file