1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S
index 99167bf644ea..60875d5c556c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/regs_load.S
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 #define AX       0
@@ -90,3 +89,10 @@ ENTRY(perf_regs_load)
         ret
 ENDPROC(perf_regs_load)
 #endif
+
+/*
+ * We need to provide note.GNU-stack section, saying that we want
+ * NOT executable stack. Otherwise the final linking will assume that
+ * the ELF stack should not be restricted at all and set it RWX.
+ */
+.section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits