diff --git a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/test_kernels/dataflow/unit_tests/command_queue/dispatcher_kernel_size_and_runtime.cpp b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/test_kernels/dataflow/unit_tests/command_queue/dispatcher_kernel_size_and_runtime.cpp
index 901f6714d12..4da24d3a941 100644
--- a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/test_kernels/dataflow/unit_tests/command_queue/dispatcher_kernel_size_and_runtime.cpp
+++ b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/test_kernels/dataflow/unit_tests/command_queue/dispatcher_kernel_size_and_runtime.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ constexpr ProgrammableCoreType sem_core_type = static_cast<ProgrammableCoreType>
 
 #if KERNEL_SIZE_BYTES > 16
 constexpr uint32_t empty_kernel_bytes = 16;
-uint8_t data1[KERNEL_SIZE_BYTES - empty_kernel_bytes] __attribute__((section("l1_data_test_only")))
-__attribute__((used));
+[[gnu::section(".text"), gnu::used]]
+static uint8_t lorem_ipsum[KERNEL_SIZE_BYTES - empty_kernel_bytes];
 #endif
 
 void kernel_main() {