diff --git a/src/coreclr/vm/arm/asmhelpers.S b/src/coreclr/vm/arm/asmhelpers.S
index f098901bb63e7..decc14d01ca7f 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/vm/arm/asmhelpers.S
+++ b/src/coreclr/vm/arm/asmhelpers.S
@@ -979,14 +979,20 @@ g_rgWriteBarrierDescriptors:
 
     .global g_rgWriteBarrierDescriptors
 
+    .text
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------
 // __declspec(naked) void F_CALL_CONV JIT_WriteBarrier_Callable(Object **dst, Object* val)
     LEAF_ENTRY JIT_WriteBarrier_Callable
 
     // Branch to the write barrier
-    ldr     r2, =JIT_WriteBarrier_Loc // or R3? See targetarm.h
+    ldr     r2, 2f // or R3? See targetarm.h
+1:
+    add     r2, pc
+    ldr     r2, [r2]
     ldr     pc, [r2]
-
+2:
+    .long JIT_WriteBarrier_Loc(GOT_PREL)-((1b+4)-2b)
     LEAF_END JIT_WriteBarrier_Callable
 
 #ifdef FEATURE_READYTORUN