diff --git a/xen/Rules.mk b/xen/Rules.mk
index 179eb20f4e..7ebfb0b7e3 100644
--- a/xen/Rules.mk
+++ b/xen/Rules.mk
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ quiet_cmd_obj_init_o = INIT_O  $@
 define cmd_obj_init_o
     $(OBJDUMP) -h $< | while read idx name sz rest; do \
         case "$$name" in \
-        .*.local) ;; \
+        .*.local|.data.rel.ro|.data.rel.ro.*) ;; \
         .text|.text.*|.data|.data.*|.bss|.bss.*) \
             test $$(echo $$sz | sed 's,00*,0,') != 0 || continue; \
             echo "Error: size of $<:$$name is 0x$$sz" >&2; \