diff --git a/include/common/runtime_svc.h b/include/common/runtime_svc.h
index 472a32a..4793e2f 100644
--- a/include/common/runtime_svc.h
+++ b/include/common/runtime_svc.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
  */
 #define DECLARE_RT_SVC(_name, _start, _end, _type, _setup, _smch)	\
 	static const rt_svc_desc_t __svc_desc_ ## _name			\
-		__section("rt_svc_descs") __used = {			\
+		__section(".rt_svc_descs") __used = {			\
 			.start_oen = (_start),				\
 			.end_oen = (_end),				\
 			.call_type = (_type),				\