diff --git a/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/include/internal/mingw-w64/sect_attribs.h b/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/include/internal/mingw-w64/sect_attribs.h
index 4d1a24f2173..90dcbc9f8a1 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/include/internal/mingw-w64/sect_attribs.h
+++ b/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/include/internal/mingw-w64/sect_attribs.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
 
 #if defined(_M_IA64) || defined(_M_AMD64)
-#define _ATTRIBUTES
+#define _ATTRIBUTES read
 #else
 #define _ATTRIBUTES read
 #endif
diff --git a/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/startup/cinitexe.c b/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/startup/cinitexe.c
index 2befe7c94d3..ee441ed77f9 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/startup/cinitexe.c
+++ b/reactos/lib/sdk/crt/startup/cinitexe.c
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 #include <sect_attribs.h>
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-#ifdef _M_AMD64
-#pragma comment(linker, "/merge:.CRT=.data")
-#else
 #pragma comment(linker, "/merge:.CRT=.rdata")
 #endif
-#endif
 
 typedef void (__cdecl *_PVFV)(void);