diff --git a/tccelf.c b/tccelf.c
index 6a6aaee0..74e1f008 100644
--- a/tccelf.c
+++ b/tccelf.c
@@ -2133,6 +2133,9 @@ static int final_sections_reloc(TCCState *s1)
     if (s1->nb_errors != 0)
         return -1;
 
+    /* Some targets use static data between relocations (riscv64) */
+    tcc_enter_state (s1);
+
     /* relocate sections */
     /* XXX: ignore sections with allocated relocations ? */
     for(i = 1; i < s1->nb_sections; i++) {
@@ -2141,6 +2144,8 @@ static int final_sections_reloc(TCCState *s1)
             relocate_section(s1, s);
     }
 
+    tcc_exit_state();
+
     /* relocate relocation entries if the relocation tables are
        allocated in the executable */
     for(i = 1; i < s1->nb_sections; i++) {