diff --git a/include/common/bl_common.ld.h b/include/common/bl_common.ld.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef BL_COMMON_LD_H
+#define BL_COMMON_LD_H
+
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+#define XLAT_TABLE_SECTION				\
+	xlat_table (NOLOAD) : {				\
+		*(xlat_table)				\
+	}
+
+#endif /* BL_COMMON_LD_H */