diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
index 738bea11c8..2c6ea643fc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ type ELFArch struct {
 	Elfreloc1    func(*Link, *OutBuf, *loader.Loader, loader.Sym, loader.ExtReloc, int, int64) bool
 	ElfrelocSize uint32 // size of an ELF relocation record, must match Elfreloc1.
 	Elfsetupplt  func(ctxt *Link, plt, gotplt *loader.SymbolBuilder, dynamic loader.Sym)
+
+	// DynamicReadOnly can be set to true to make the .dynamic
+	// section read-only. By default it is writable.
+	// This is used by MIPS targets.
+	DynamicReadOnly bool
 }
 
 type Elfstring struct {
@@ -1563,7 +1568,11 @@ func (ctxt *Link) doelf() {
 
 		/* define dynamic elf table */
 		dynamic := ldr.CreateSymForUpdate(".dynamic", 0)
-		dynamic.SetType(sym.SELFSECT) // writable
+		if thearch.ELF.DynamicReadOnly {
+			dynamic.SetType(sym.SELFROSECT)
+		} else {
+			dynamic.SetType(sym.SELFSECT)
+		}
 
 		if ctxt.IsS390X() {
 			// S390X uses .got instead of .got.plt
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
index 709c493a53..61c22d986f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
 			Elfreloc1:    elfreloc1,
 			ElfrelocSize: 8,
 			Elfsetupplt:  elfsetupplt,
+
+			// Historically GNU ld creates a read-only
+			// .dynamic section.
+			DynamicReadOnly: true,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
index 986cd078be..ce4494c61d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
 			Elfreloc1:    elfreloc1,
 			ElfrelocSize: 24,
 			Elfsetupplt:  elfsetupplt,
+
+			// Historically GNU ld creates a read-only
+			// .dynamic section.
+			DynamicReadOnly: true,
 		},
 	}