diff --git a/tccelf.c b/tccelf.c
index 48c9fbe6..de06af21 100644
--- a/tccelf.c
+++ b/tccelf.c
@@ -2723,7 +2723,7 @@ static void alloc_sec_names(TCCState *s1, int is_obj)
         s = s1->sections[i];
         if (is_obj)
             s->sh_size = s->data_offset;
-	if (s->sh_size || (s->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+	if (s == strsec || s->sh_size || (s->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
             s->sh_name = put_elf_str(strsec, s->name);
     }
     strsec->sh_size = strsec->data_offset;