diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 44b04ad49d..57ebb5c35f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4301,6 +4301,7 @@ case $target_os in
         ;;
     netbsd)
         disable symver
+        enable section_data_rel_ro
         oss_indev_extralibs="-lossaudio"
         oss_outdev_extralibs="-lossaudio"
         enabled gcc || check_ldflags -Wl,-zmuldefs
@@ -4317,6 +4318,7 @@ case $target_os in
         disable symver
         ;;
     freebsd)
+        enable section_data_rel_ro
         ;;
     bsd/os)
         add_extralibs -lpoll -lgnugetopt