diff --git a/ld/emulparams/elf32lriscv-defs.sh b/ld/emulparams/elf32lriscv-defs.sh
index 0e4b7237ff35..25cf406ee9c7 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/elf32lriscv-defs.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/elf32lriscv-defs.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ SDATA_START_SYMBOLS="_gp = . + 0x800;
 # Place the data section before text section.  This enables more compact
 # global variable access for RVC code via linker relaxation.
 INITIAL_READONLY_SECTIONS="
-  .data           : { *(.data) *(.data.*) *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*) }
   .rodata         : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*) }
   .srodata        : { ${SDATA_START_SYMBOLS} }
   .sdata          : { *(.sdata .sdata.* .gnu.linkonce.s.*) }