diff --git a/src/snapshot/embedded-file-writer.cc b/src/snapshot/embedded-file-writer.cc
index 121c60e7ab..fbf1fb7793 100644
--- a/src/snapshot/embedded-file-writer.cc
+++ b/src/snapshot/embedded-file-writer.cc
@@ -347,8 +347,7 @@ void PlatformDependentEmbeddedFileWriter::SectionData() {
 
 void PlatformDependentEmbeddedFileWriter::SectionRoData() {
 #if defined(V8_OS_WIN)
-  // .rodata defaults to r/w in COFF, but read only in ELF.
-  fprintf(fp_, ".section .rodata,\"r\"\n");
+  fprintf(fp_, ".section .rdata\n");
 #else
   fprintf(fp_, ".section .rodata\n");
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/snapshot/asm_to_inline_asm.py b/tools/snapshot/asm_to_inline_asm.py
index 623801c501..70ab09f8f5 100644
--- a/tools/snapshot/asm_to_inline_asm.py
+++ b/tools/snapshot/asm_to_inline_asm.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ def asm_to_inl_asm(in_filename, out_filename):
   with open(in_filename, 'r') as infile, open(out_filename, 'wb') as outfile:
     outfile.write('__asm__(\n')
     for line in infile:
-      # Escape " in .S file before output it to inline asm file.
-      line = line.replace('"', '\\"')
       outfile.write('  "%s\\n"\n' % line.rstrip())
     outfile.write(');\n')
   return 0