diff --git a/gas.c b/gas.c
index 4ac42be..865edba 100644
--- a/gas.c
+++ b/gas.c
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ gasemitfin(FILE *f)
 	int sz, i;
 	double d;
 
+	if (gasasm == Gaself)
+		fprintf(f, ".section .note.GNU-stack,\"\",@progbits\n\n");
 	if (!stash)
 		return;
 	fprintf(f, "/* floating point constants */\n.data\n");
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 71b01f1..2ff9b9c 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -188,11 +188,8 @@ main(int ac, char *av[])
 		fclose(inf);
 	} while (++optind < ac);
 
-	if (!dbg) {
+	if (!dbg)
 		gasemitfin(outf);
-		if (asmmode == Gaself)
-			fprintf(outf, ".section .note.GNU-stack,\"\",@progbits\n");
-	}
 
 	exit(0);
 }