diff --git a/src/code.c b/src/code.c
index 380c4d0..3ae8b7b 100644
--- a/src/code.c
+++ b/src/code.c
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ typedef struct _CodeVariable
 /* prototypes */
 static int _code_target_init(Code * code, char const * outfile, int optlevel);
 static int _code_target_exit(Code * code);
+static int _code_target_function(Code * code, char const * name);
 
 static int _variable_add(Code * code, char const * name);
 
-static int _code_add_function(Code * code, char const * name);
+static int _code_function(Code * code, char const * name);
 
 
 /* protected */
@@ -96,10 +97,26 @@ static int _code_target_exit(Code * code)
 }
 
 
-/* code_add_function */
-static int _code_add_function(Code * code, char const * name)
+/* code_target_function */
+static int _code_target_function(Code * code, char const * name)
 {
-	return _variable_add(code, name);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s()\n", __func__);
+#endif
+	if(code->target->function == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	return code->target->function(name);
+}
+
+
+/* code_function */
+static int _code_function(Code * code, char const * name)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if((ret = _variable_add(code, name)) != 0)
+		return ret;
+	return _code_target_function(code, name);
 }
 
 
@@ -233,7 +250,7 @@ int code_set_identifier(Code * code, char const * name)
 	switch(code->context)
 	{
 		case CODE_CONTEXT_FUNCTION_NAME:
-			return _code_add_function(code, name);
+			return _code_function(code, name);
 		case CODE_CONTEXT_UNDEFINED:
 		default:
 			break;
diff --git a/src/target/as.c b/src/target/as.c
index b66c8ac..9854187 100644
--- a/src/target/as.c
+++ b/src/target/as.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static C99Option _as_options[ASO_COUNT + 1] =
 /* prototypes */
 static int _as_init(char const * outfile, int optlevel);
 static int _as_exit(void);
+static int _as_section(char const * name);
+static int _as_function(char const * name);
 
 
 /* public */
@@ -63,7 +65,9 @@ TargetPlugin target_plugin =
 {
 	_as_options,
 	_as_init,
-	_as_exit
+	_as_exit,
+	_as_section,
+	_as_function
 };
 
 
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ static int _as_init(char const * outfile, int optlevel)
 	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s: architecture \"%s\", format \"%s\"\n",
 			PACKAGE, as_get_arch(_as_as), as_get_format(_as_as));
 #endif
-	if(as_open(_as_as, outfile) != 0)
+	if(as_open(_as_as, outfile) != 0 || _as_section("text") != 0)
 	{
 		as_delete(_as_as);
 		return 1;
@@ -104,3 +108,17 @@ static int _as_exit(void)
 	as_delete(_as_as);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+
+/* as_section */
+static int _as_section(char const * name)
+{
+	return as_section(_as_as, name);
+}
+
+
+/* as_function */
+static int _as_function(char const * name)
+{
+	return as_function(_as_as, name);
+}
diff --git a/src/target/target.h b/src/target/target.h
index 57a09fe..37ce503 100644
--- a/src/target/target.h
+++ b/src/target/target.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ typedef struct _TargetPlugin
 	C99Option * options;
 	int (*init)(char const * outfile, int optlevel);
 	int (*exit)(void);
+	int (*section)(char const * name);
+	int (*function)(char const * name);
 } TargetPlugin;
 
 #endif /* !_C99_TARGET_TARGET_H */