diff --git a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
index 743b3be34..563d8b60c 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ void kpatch_create_dynamic_rela_sections(struct kpatch_elf *kelf,
 	sec->sh.sh_type = SHT_PROGBITS;
 	sec->sh.sh_entsize = sizeof(*dynrelas);
 	sec->sh.sh_addralign = 8;
-	sec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC;
+	sec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC | SHF_WRITE;
 
 	/* create .rela.kpatch.dynrelas*/