diff --git gcc/config/avr/avr.c gcc/config/avr/avr.c
index ba5cd91..3cb8cb7 100644
--- gcc/config/avr/avr.c
+++ gcc/config/avr/avr.c
@@ -9488,65 +9488,6 @@ avr_asm_init_sections (void)
 }
 
 
-/* Implement `TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_RODATA_SECTION'.  */
-
-static section*
-avr_asm_function_rodata_section (tree decl)
-{
-  /* If a function is unused and optimized out by -ffunction-sections
-     and --gc-sections, ensure that the same will happen for its jump
-     tables by putting them into individual sections.  */
-
-  unsigned int flags;
-  section * frodata;
-
-  /* Get the frodata section from the default function in varasm.c
-     but treat function-associated data-like jump tables as code
-     rather than as user defined data.  AVR has no constant pools.  */
-  {
-    int fdata = flag_data_sections;
-
-    flag_data_sections = flag_function_sections;
-    frodata = default_function_rodata_section (decl);
-    flag_data_sections = fdata;
-    flags = frodata->common.flags;
-  }
-
-  if (frodata != readonly_data_section
-      && flags & SECTION_NAMED)
-    {
-      /* Adjust section flags and replace section name prefix.  */
-
-      unsigned int i;
-
-      static const char* const prefix[] =
-        {
-          ".rodata",          ".progmem.gcc_sw_table",
-          ".gnu.linkonce.r.", ".gnu.linkonce.t."
-        };
-
-      for (i = 0; i < sizeof (prefix) / sizeof (*prefix); i += 2)
-        {
-          const char * old_prefix = prefix[i];
-          const char * new_prefix = prefix[i+1];
-          const char * name = frodata->named.name;
-
-          if (STR_PREFIX_P (name, old_prefix))
-            {
-              const char *rname = ACONCAT ((new_prefix,
-                                            name + strlen (old_prefix), NULL));
-              flags &= ~SECTION_CODE;
-              flags |= AVR_HAVE_JMP_CALL ? 0 : SECTION_CODE;
-
-              return get_section (rname, flags, frodata->named.decl);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-  return progmem_swtable_section;
-}
-
-
 /* Implement `TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION'.  */
 /* Track need of __do_clear_bss, __do_copy_data for named sections.  */
 
@@ -13747,9 +13688,6 @@ avr_fold_builtin (tree fndecl, int n_args ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, tree *arg,
 #undef  TARGET_FOLD_BUILTIN
 #define TARGET_FOLD_BUILTIN avr_fold_builtin
 
-#undef  TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_RODATA_SECTION
-#define TARGET_ASM_FUNCTION_RODATA_SECTION avr_asm_function_rodata_section
-
 #undef  TARGET_SCALAR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P
 #define TARGET_SCALAR_MODE_SUPPORTED_P avr_scalar_mode_supported_p
 
diff --git gcc/config/avr/avr.h gcc/config/avr/avr.h
index 01da708..ab5e465 100644
--- gcc/config/avr/avr.h
+++ gcc/config/avr/avr.h
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ typedef struct avr_args
 
 #define SUPPORTS_INIT_PRIORITY 0
 
-#define JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION 0
+#define JUMP_TABLES_IN_TEXT_SECTION 1
 
 #define ASM_COMMENT_START " ; "
 
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/avr/pr71151-1.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/avr/pr71151-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..615dce8
--- /dev/null
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/avr/pr71151-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-Os -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections" } */
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not ".section	.progmem.gcc_sw_table.foo.str1.1" } } */
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler ".section	.rodata.foo.str1.1,\"aMS\"" } } */
+
+
+extern void bar(const char*);
+void foo(void)
+{
+  bar("BBBBBBBBBB");
+}
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/avr/pr71151-2.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/avr/pr71151-2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0041858
--- /dev/null
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/avr/pr71151-2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/* { dg-do run } */
+/* { dg-options "-Os -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections" } */
+
+/* Make sure jumptables work properly, after removing the
+	 special section placement hook. */
+
+#include "exit-abort.h"
+
+volatile char y;
+volatile char g;
+
+void foo(char x)
+{
+	switch (x)
+  {
+	case 0:
+		y = 67; break;
+	case 1:
+		y = 20; break;
+	case 2:
+		y = 109; break;
+	case 3:
+		y = 33; break;
+	case 4:
+		y = 44; break;
+	case 5:
+		y = 37; break;
+	case 6:
+		y = 10; break;
+	case 7:
+		y = 98; break;
+  }
+	y = y + g;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	foo(5);
+  if (y != 37)
+		abort();
+
+	foo(0);
+  if (y != 67)
+		abort();
+
+	foo(7);
+  if (y != 98)
+		abort();
+}
