diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGen/thinlto_embed_bitcode.ll b/clang/test/CodeGen/thinlto_embed_bitcode.ll
index 590cadbfd418b..df25bf8a6c33d 100644
--- a/clang/test/CodeGen/thinlto_embed_bitcode.ll
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGen/thinlto_embed_bitcode.ll
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 ; RUN: diff %t-redo.o %t.o
 
 ; CHECK-ELF:      .text   PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] [[#%x,SIZE:]] 00 AX 0
-; CHECK-ELF-NEXT: .llvmbc PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] [[#%x,SIZE:]] 00    0
+; CHECK-ELF-NEXT: .llvmbc PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] [[#%x,SIZE:]] 00 E  0
 ; CHECK-ELF-CMD:  .llvmcmd
 ; CHECK-ELF-NO-CMD-NOT: .llvmcmd
 
diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
index d19ef923ef740..1220bed503fc1 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/TargetLoweringObjectFileImpl.cpp
@@ -466,10 +466,12 @@ static SectionKind getELFKindForNamedSection(StringRef Name, SectionKind K) {
       Name == getInstrProfSectionName(IPSK_covdata, Triple::ELF,
                                       /*AddSegmentInfo=*/false) ||
       Name == getInstrProfSectionName(IPSK_covname, Triple::ELF,
-                                      /*AddSegmentInfo=*/false) ||
-      Name == ".llvmbc" || Name == ".llvmcmd")
+                                      /*AddSegmentInfo=*/false))
     return SectionKind::getMetadata();
 
+  if (Name == ".llvmbc" || Name == ".llvmcmd")
+    return SectionKind::getExclude();
+
   if (!Name.starts_with(".")) return K;
 
   // Default implementation based on some magic section names.
@@ -1735,9 +1737,12 @@ MCSection *TargetLoweringObjectFileCOFF::getExplicitSectionGlobal(
       Name == getInstrProfSectionName(IPSK_covdata, Triple::COFF,
                                       /*AddSegmentInfo=*/false) ||
       Name == getInstrProfSectionName(IPSK_covname, Triple::COFF,
-                                      /*AddSegmentInfo=*/false) ||
-      Name == ".llvmbc" || Name == ".llvmcmd")
+                                      /*AddSegmentInfo=*/false))
     Kind = SectionKind::getMetadata();
+
+  if (Name == ".llvmbc" || Name == ".llvmcmd")
+    Kind = SectionKind::getExclude();
+
   int Selection = 0;
   unsigned Characteristics = getCOFFSectionFlags(Kind, TM);
   StringRef COMDATSymName = "";
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/X86/embed-bitcode.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/X86/embed-bitcode.ll
index d4af9544bc1be..7b08c69926d8a 100644
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/X86/embed-bitcode.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/X86/embed-bitcode.ll
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@
 ; RUN: llvm-readobj -S %t | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=COFF
 
 ; CHECK:      .text    PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] 000000 00 AX 0
-; CHECK-NEXT: .llvmbc  PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] 000004 00    0
-; CHECK-NEXT: .llvmcmd PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] 000005 00    0
+; CHECK-NEXT: .llvmbc  PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] 000004 00 E  0
+; CHECK-NEXT: .llvmcmd PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] 000005 00 E  0
 
 ; COFF:      Name: .llvmbc (2E 6C 6C 76 6D 62 63 00)
 ; COFF:      Characteristics [
 ; COFF-NEXT:   IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_1BYTES
+; COFF-NEXT:   IMAGE_SCN_LNK_REMOVE
 ; COFF-NEXT:   IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE
 ; COFF-NEXT: ]
 ; COFF:      Name: .llvmcmd (2E 6C 6C 76 6D 63 6D 64)
 ; COFF:      Characteristics [
 ; COFF-NEXT:   IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_1BYTES
+; COFF-NEXT:   IMAGE_SCN_LNK_REMOVE
 ; COFF-NEXT:   IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE
 ; COFF-NEXT: ]
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/LTO/X86/embed-bitcode.ll b/llvm/test/LTO/X86/embed-bitcode.ll
index bdddd079d2265..d8ebbdf85bc32 100644
--- a/llvm/test/LTO/X86/embed-bitcode.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/LTO/X86/embed-bitcode.ll
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ; RUN: llvm-dis %t-embedded.bc -o - | FileCheck %s --check-prefixes=CHECK-LL,CHECK-NOOPT
 
 ; CHECK-ELF:      .text   PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] [[#%x,SIZE:]] 00 AX 0
-; CHECK-ELF-NEXT: .llvmbc PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] [[#%x,SIZE:]] 00    0
+; CHECK-ELF-NEXT: .llvmbc PROGBITS 0000000000000000 [[#%x,OFF:]] [[#%x,SIZE:]] 00 E  0
 
 ; CHECK-LL: @_start
 ; CHECK-LL: @foo