diff --git a/webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/asm_defines.h b/webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/asm_defines.h
index 9ef6c8f3b7..c9f99b74f4 100644
--- a/webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/asm_defines.h
+++ b/webrtc/system_wrappers/interface/asm_defines.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #ifndef WEBRTC_SYSTEM_WRAPPERS_INTERFACE_ASM_DEFINES_H_
 #define WEBRTC_SYSTEM_WRAPPERS_INTERFACE_ASM_DEFINES_H_
 
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
+.section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+#endif
+
 // Define the macros used in ARM assembly code, so that for Mac or iOS builds
 // we add leading underscores for the function names.
 #ifdef __APPLE__
@@ -29,4 +33,6 @@ _\name:
 .endm
 #endif
 
+.text
+
 #endif  // WEBRTC_SYSTEM_WRAPPERS_INTERFACE_COMPILE_ASSERT_H_