diff --git a/lib/decompress/huf_decompress_amd64.S b/lib/decompress/huf_decompress_amd64.S
index d2fb90ca1..0b4cd38ee 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/huf_decompress_amd64.S
+++ b/lib/decompress/huf_decompress_amd64.S
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /* Stack marking
  * ref: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Hardened/GNU_stack_quickstart
  */
-#if defined(__ELF__)
+#if defined(__ELF__) && defined(__GNUC__)
 .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
 #endif