diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/efi/arch/x86/crt0-efi-x86.S b/src/system/boot/platform/efi/arch/x86/crt0-efi-x86.S
index f9d5191ecb..6d08f9d1d9 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/efi/arch/x86/crt0-efi-x86.S
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/efi/arch/x86/crt0-efi-x86.S
@@ -58,19 +58,18 @@ _start:
 	popl %ebx
  	testl %eax,%eax
  	jne .exit
-  
+
   	call efi_main			# call app with "image" and "systab" argument
 
 .exit:	leave
   	ret
- 
+
  	// hand-craft a dummy .reloc section so EFI knows it's a relocatable executable:
- 
- 	.data
-dummy:	.long	0
+	// we're using relocation type IMAGE_REL_BASED_ABSOLUTE which is ignored
 
 #define IMAGE_REL_ABSOLUTE	0
- 	.section .reloc
- 	.long	dummy					// Page RVA
- 	.long	10					// Block Size (2*4+2)
- 	.word	(IMAGE_REL_ABSOLUTE<<12) +  0		// reloc for dummy
+	.section .reloc
+	.long	0					// Page RVA
+	.long	12					// Block Size (2*4+2*2)
+	.word	(IMAGE_REL_ABSOLUTE<<12) +  0
+	.word	(IMAGE_REL_ABSOLUTE<<12) +  0