diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
index 31fd7b2b5624..db6271e3b7d9 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCAsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ const MCExpr *PPCAIXAsmPrinter::lowerConstant(const Constant *CV) {
       MCSectionXCOFF *Csect = OutStreamer->getContext().getXCOFFSection(
           FSym->getName(), XCOFF::XMC_DS,
           F->isDeclaration() ? XCOFF::XTY_ER : XCOFF::XTY_SD, SC,
-          SectionKind::getMetadata());
+          SectionKind::getData());
       FSym->setContainingCsect(Csect);
     }
     return MCSymbolRefExpr::create(