diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt8173/drivers/spm/spm.c b/plat/mediatek/mt8173/drivers/spm/spm.c
index 1caab3b..8980e07 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt8173/drivers/spm/spm.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt8173/drivers/spm/spm.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 
 DEFINE_BAKERY_LOCK(spm_lock);
 
-static int spm_hotplug_ready __section("tzfw_coherent_mem");
-static int spm_mcdi_ready __section("tzfw_coherent_mem");
-static int spm_suspend_ready __section("tzfw_coherent_mem");
+static int spm_hotplug_ready __section(".tzfw_coherent_mem");
+static int spm_mcdi_ready __section(".tzfw_coherent_mem");
+static int spm_suspend_ready __section(".tzfw_coherent_mem");
 
 void spm_lock_init(void)
 {