diff --git a/src/boot/efi/boot.c b/src/boot/efi/boot.c
index d82d679a47..eb07bf6898 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/boot.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/boot.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define TEXT_ATTR_SWAP(c) EFI_TEXT_ATTR(((c) & 0b11110000) >> 4, (c) & 0b1111)
 
 /* magic string to find in the binary image */
-static const char _used_ _section_(".sdmagic") magic[] = "#### LoaderInfo: systemd-boot " GIT_VERSION " ####";
+_used_ _section_(".sdmagic") static const char magic[] = "#### LoaderInfo: systemd-boot " GIT_VERSION " ####";
 
 enum loader_type {
         LOADER_UNDEFINED,
diff --git a/src/boot/efi/stub.c b/src/boot/efi/stub.c
index dad0f61335..4662a1495d 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/stub.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/stub.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 
 /* magic string to find in the binary image */
-static const char __attribute__((used)) magic[] = "#### LoaderInfo: systemd-stub " GIT_VERSION " ####";
+_used_ _section_(".sdmagic") static const char magic[] = "#### LoaderInfo: systemd-stub " GIT_VERSION " ####";
 
 static EFI_STATUS combine_initrd(
                 EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS initrd_base, UINTN initrd_size,