diff --git a/crypto/perlasm/x86nasm.pl b/crypto/perlasm/x86nasm.pl
index ab5b96c6c2..331f18bb22 100644
--- a/crypto/perlasm/x86nasm.pl
+++ b/crypto/perlasm/x86nasm.pl
@@ -263,7 +263,16 @@ sub using486
 sub main'file
 	{
 	if ($main'mwerks)	{ push(@out,".section\t.text\n"); }
-	else			{ push(@out,"section\t.text use32\n"); }
+	else	{
+		local $tmp=<<___;
+%ifdef __omf__
+section	code	use32 class=code
+%else
+section	.text
+%endif
+___
+		push(@out,$tmp);
+		}
 	}
 
 sub main'function_begin
diff --git a/util/pl/BC-32.pl b/util/pl/BC-32.pl
index e83b336190..578808f0c1 100644
--- a/util/pl/BC-32.pl
+++ b/util/pl/BC-32.pl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $lfile='';
 $shlib_ex_obj="";
 $app_ex_obj="c0x32.obj"; 
 
-$asm='nasmw -f obj';
+$asm='nasmw -f obj -d__omf__';
 $asm.=" /Zi" if $debug;
 $afile='-o';