diff --git a/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c b/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c
index bbf7c102..55be9bbd 100644
--- a/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c
+++ b/core/shared/platform/baremetal/platform_init.c
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ os_dumps_proc_mem_info(char *out, unsigned int size)
 // #12 0x08048112 in main
 
 // To place mmap memory inside the .text segment:
+#if WAMR_MMAP_IN_TEXT
 __attribute__((section(".text.wamr_mmap"), aligned(4096)))
+#endif
 static uint8_t mmap_space[MMAP_SPACE_SIZE];
 static size_t mmap_offset = 0; // Free space begins here