diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 936c2310..dc7ec55f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -25408,7 +25408,7 @@ $as_echo "determined" >&6; }
               # Defined in mpn/x86_64/x86_64-defs.m4, but there currently
               # hardcoded just for ELF, so redefine it here for Mach-O:
 
-echo "define(\`JUMPTABSECT',RODATA)" >> $gmp_tmpconfigm4p
+echo "define(\`JUMPTABSECT',\`    .section    __DATA,__const')" >> $gmp_tmpconfigm4p
 
               OBJECT_FORMAT="-f macho64" ;;
             *-w64-mingw*|*-*-cygwin*)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fe5dc1a3..0e131b66 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2847,7 +2847,7 @@ if test "$gmp_asm_syntax_testing" != no; then
             *-*-darwin*)
               # Defined in mpn/x86_64/x86_64-defs.m4, but there currently
               # hardcoded just for ELF, so redefine it here for Mach-O:
-              GMP_DEFINE_RAW(["define(\`JUMPTABSECT',RODATA)"],POST)
+              GMP_DEFINE_RAW(["define(\`JUMPTABSECT',\`    .section    __DATA,__const')"],POST)
               OBJECT_FORMAT="-f macho64" ;;
             *-w64-mingw*|*-*-cygwin*)
               OBJECT_FORMAT="-f x64"  ;;