diff --git a/bl2/bl2.ld.S b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
index c1338e2..d08b046 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <platform_def.h>
 
+#include <common/bl_common.ld.h>
 #include <lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_defs.h>
 
 OUTPUT_FORMAT(PLATFORM_LINKER_FORMAT)
@@ -125,15 +126,7 @@
         __BSS_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
-    /*
-     * The xlat_table section is for full, aligned page tables (4K).
-     * Removing them from .bss avoids forcing 4K alignment on
-     * the .bss section. The tables are initialized to zero by the translation
-     * tables library.
-     */
-    xlat_table (NOLOAD) : {
-        *(xlat_table)
-    } >RAM
+    XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*
diff --git a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
index b6570ee..a72818c 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
 #include <platform_def.h>
 
+#include <common/bl_common.ld.h>
 #include <lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_defs.h>
 
 OUTPUT_FORMAT(PLATFORM_LINKER_FORMAT)
@@ -188,15 +189,7 @@
         __BSS_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
-    /*
-     * The xlat_table section is for full, aligned page tables (4K).
-     * Removing them from .bss avoids forcing 4K alignment on
-     * the .bss section. The tables are initialized to zero by the translation
-     * tables library.
-     */
-    xlat_table (NOLOAD) : {
-        *(xlat_table)
-    } >RAM
+    XLAT_TABLE_SECTION >RAM
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
     /*