diff --git a/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c b/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c
index 09cdd439..ec1fa981 100644
--- a/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c
+++ b/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ os_dumps_proc_mem_info(char *out, unsigned int size)
 // #11 0x08048cff in wasm_runtime_load
 // #12 0x08048112 in main
 
-// I hope this isn't too simple
-static uint8_t mmap_space[MMAP_SPACE_SIZE];
+// Place mmap memory inside the .text segment, so FAIL* ignores it
+__attribute__((section(".text.wamr_aot"),
+               aligned(4096))) static uint8_t mmap_space[MMAP_SPACE_SIZE];
 static size_t mmap_offset = 0; // Free space begins here
 
 static size_t
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ align_up(size_t x, size_t a)
     return (x + a - 1) & ~(a - 1);
 }
 
+// I hope this isn't too simple
 void *
 os_mmap(void *hint, size_t size, int prot, int flags, os_file_handle file)
 {