diff --git a/common_alpha.h b/common_alpha.h
index 3b46c74ce..845fb316a 100644
--- a/common_alpha.h
+++ b/common_alpha.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ REALNAME:
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
-#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
 #else
 #define GNUSTACK
 #endif
diff --git a/common_ia64.h b/common_ia64.h
index 3530e0b1d..79b3c8167 100644
--- a/common_ia64.h
+++ b/common_ia64.h
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ REALNAME:
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
-#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
 #else
 #define GNUSTACK
 #endif
diff --git a/common_mips64.h b/common_mips64.h
index c08fb2c75..d9cdc498f 100644
--- a/common_mips64.h
+++ b/common_mips64.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ REALNAME: ;\
 	.set	nomacro
 
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
-#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
 #else
 #define GNUSTACK
 #endif
diff --git a/common_sparc.h b/common_sparc.h
index cfd27f768..daa2e49b0 100644
--- a/common_sparc.h
+++ b/common_sparc.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static __inline int blas_quickdivide(blasint x, blasint y){
 REALNAME:;
 
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
-#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+#define GNUSTACK .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
 #else
 #define GNUSTACK
 #endif
diff --git a/common_x86.h b/common_x86.h
index 48517d900..5f42843be 100644
--- a/common_x86.h
+++ b/common_x86.h
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ REALNAME:
 
 #define EPILOGUE \
         .size	 REALNAME, .-REALNAME; \
-        .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+        .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/common_x86_64.h b/common_x86_64.h
index 188903848..39e5a5eb1 100644
--- a/common_x86_64.h
+++ b/common_x86_64.h
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ REALNAME:
 
 #define EPILOGUE \
         .size	 REALNAME, .-REALNAME; \
-        .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+        .section .note.GNU-stack,"",@progbits
 
 
 #endif