http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53084
--- Comment #5 from Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-04-23 17:45:55 UTC --- I don't see that on the trunk: .section .rodata .LC1: .string "foo" .align 8 .type aa.1706, @object .size aa.1706, 8 aa.1706: .quad .LC1+1 Ah, but looking at current 4.7, I can reproduce that. Will look at it.