diff --git a/compiler/x86/agx86nsm.pas b/compiler/x86/agx86nsm.pas
index c4a225501e..9e1ca20f64 100644
--- a/compiler/x86/agx86nsm.pas
+++ b/compiler/x86/agx86nsm.pas
@@ -1220,8 +1220,10 @@ interface
       { group these sections in the same segment }
       if current_settings.x86memorymodel=mm_tiny then
         AsmWriteLn('GROUP dgroup text rodata data fpc bss')
+      else if current_settings.x86memorymodel in x86_near_data_models then
+        AsmWriteLn('GROUP dgroup rodata data fpc bss stack')
       else
-        AsmWriteLn('GROUP dgroup rodata data fpc bss stack');
+        AsmWriteLn('GROUP dgroup rodata data fpc bss');
       if paratargetdbg in [dbg_dwarf2,dbg_dwarf3,dbg_dwarf4] then
         begin
           AsmWriteLn('SECTION .debug_frame  use32 class=DWARF');