diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp
index a33ef78fa953..e5fa7556053f 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ void MipsTargetELFStreamer::emitDirectiveEnd(StringRef Name) {
   MCStreamer &OS = getStreamer();
 
   MCSectionELF *Sec = Context.getELFSection(".pdr", ELF::SHT_PROGBITS,
-                                            ELF::SHT_REL);
+                                            ELF::SHF_ALLOC | ELF::SHT_REL);
 
   MCSymbol *Sym = Context.getOrCreateSymbol(Name);
   const MCSymbolRefExpr *ExprRef =
diff --git a/llvm/test/MC/Mips/mips-pdr.s b/llvm/test/MC/Mips/mips-pdr.s
index c4b63783e76c..8177e3e23448 100644
--- a/llvm/test/MC/Mips/mips-pdr.s
+++ b/llvm/test/MC/Mips/mips-pdr.s
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # OBJOUT: Section {
 # OBJOUT:     Name: .pdr
 # OBJOUT:     Type: SHT_PROGBITS (0x1)
-# OBJOUT:     Flags [ (0x9)
-# OBJOUT-NOT:   SHF_ALLOC (0x2)
+# OBJOUT:     Flags [ (0xB)
+# OBJOUT:       SHF_ALLOC (0x2)
 # OBJOUT:       SHF_WRITE (0x1)
 # OBJOUT:     ]
 # OBJOUT:     Size: 64