diff --git a/elf_reader.go b/elf_reader.go
index 4d8d4bed9..04d57c50d 100644
--- a/elf_reader.go
+++ b/elf_reader.go
@@ -261,10 +261,6 @@ func (ec *elfCode) loadRelocations(relSections map[elf.SectionIndex]*elf.Section
 				return fmt.Errorf("section %q: reference to %q in section %s: %w", section.Name, rel.Name, rel.Section, ErrNotSupported)
 			}
 
-			if target.Flags&elf.SHF_STRINGS > 0 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("section %q: string is not stack allocated: %w", section.Name, ErrNotSupported)
-			}
-
 			target.references++
 		}
 
diff --git a/elf_reader_test.go b/elf_reader_test.go
index 2b51fba0d..b9f589bee 100644
--- a/elf_reader_test.go
+++ b/elf_reader_test.go
@@ -423,10 +423,22 @@ func TestLoadInvalidInitializedBTFMap(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestStringSection(t *testing.T) {
 	testutils.Files(t, testutils.Glob(t, "testdata/strings-*.elf"), func(t *testing.T, file string) {
-		_, err := LoadCollectionSpec(file)
-		t.Log(err)
-		if !errors.Is(err, ErrNotSupported) {
-			t.Error("References to a string section should be unsupported")
+		coll, err := LoadCollectionSpec(file)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		strMap, found := coll.Maps[".rodata.str1.1"]
+		if !found {
+			t.Fatal("Unable to find map '.rodata.str1.1' in loaded collection")
+		}
+
+		if !strMap.Freeze {
+			t.Fatal("Read only data maps should be frozen")
+		}
+
+		if strMap.Flags != unix.BPF_F_RDONLY_PROG {
+			t.Fatal("Read only data maps should have the prog-read-only flag set")
 		}
 	})
 }