diff --git a/kernel.asm b/kernel.asm
index 3b48409..5d000d9 100644
--- a/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel.asm
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 ; License: GPL version 2 or higher http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 
 bits 32
-section .text
+section .data
         ;multiboot spec
         align 4
         dd 0x1BADB002              	;magic
         dd 0x00                    	;flags
         dd - (0x1BADB002 + 0x00)   	;checksum. m+f+c should be zero
-
+section .text
 global start
 extern kmain 				;this is defined in the c file