diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1a.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1a.s
index d77c32ed33e..bb81d3afda8 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1a.s
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1a.s
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 	.data
 foo:
 bar:
-	.dc.a	data_begin
+	.byte	1
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1b.s b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1b.s
index a3c3fa5296a..23f187a126a 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1b.s
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/weak-dyn-1b.s
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 	.data
 	.dc.a	foo
-	.dc.a	data_begin