diff --git a/bl1/bl1.ld.S b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
index 124358c..bec234b 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1.ld.S
+++ b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         . = ALIGN(16);
     } >ROM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *bl1_entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@
      * not mixed with normal data. This is required to set up the correct memory
      * attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
-    coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+        *(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
         /*
diff --git a/bl2/bl2.ld.S b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
index 3df8f07..458a12b 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2021, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *bl2_entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@
      * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
-    coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+        *(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
         /*
diff --git a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
index 0c2764e..aa457fa 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     ASSERT(__TEXT_RESIDENT_END__ - __TEXT_RESIDENT_START__ <= PAGE_SIZE,
         "Resident part of BL2 has exceeded its limit.")
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
         __TEXT_RESIDENT_START__ = .;
 
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@
      * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
-    coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
 
-        *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+        *(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
 
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
diff --git a/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S b/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
index 0f06dfd..52a925b 100644
--- a/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
+++ b/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *bl2u_entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@
      * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
-    coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+        *(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
         /*
diff --git a/bl31/bl31.ld.S b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
index 5d3139b..c829058 100644
--- a/bl31/bl31.ld.S
+++ b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *bl31_entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
      * There's no need to include this into the RO section of BL31 because it
      * doesn't need to be accessed by BL31.
      */
-    spm_shim_exceptions : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .spm_shim_exceptions : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_START__ = .;
 
         *(.spm_shim_exceptions)
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
         __SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_END__ = .;
     } >SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_VMA AT>RAM
 
-    PROVIDE(__SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_LMA__ = LOADADDR(spm_shim_exceptions));
+    PROVIDE(__SPM_SHIM_EXCEPTIONS_LMA__ = LOADADDR(.spm_shim_exceptions));
 
-    . = LOADADDR(spm_shim_exceptions) + SIZEOF(spm_shim_exceptions);
+    . = LOADADDR(.spm_shim_exceptions) + SIZEOF(.spm_shim_exceptions);
 #endif /* SPM_MM */
 
     __RW_START__ = .;
@@ -162,15 +162,15 @@
      * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
-    coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
 
         /*
          * Bakery locks are stored in coherent memory. Each lock's data is
          * contiguous and fully allocated by the compiler.
          */
-        *(bakery_lock)
-        *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+        *(.bakery_lock)
+        *(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
 
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
diff --git a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
index 59e164a..1695e1e 100644
--- a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
+++ b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2021, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -115,15 +115,15 @@
      * not mixed with normal data.  This is required to set up the correct
      * memory attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
-    coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
 
         /*
          * Bakery locks are stored in coherent memory. Each lock's data is
          * contiguous and fully allocated by the compiler.
          */
-        *(bakery_lock)
-        *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+        *(.bakery_lock)
+        *(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
 
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
diff --git a/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S b/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
index 1e9cb88..a6658dd 100644
--- a/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
+++ b/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 #else /* SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA */
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
 
         *tsp_entrypoint.o(.text*)
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
      * not mixed with normal data. This is required to set up the correct memory
      * attributes for the coherent data page tables.
      */
-    coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+    .coherent_ram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
         __COHERENT_RAM_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+        *(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
         __COHERENT_RAM_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 
         /*
diff --git a/docs/design/firmware-design.rst b/docs/design/firmware-design.rst
index 84bba18..36238a1 100644
--- a/docs/design/firmware-design.rst
+++ b/docs/design/firmware-design.rst
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
 A runtime service is registered using the ``DECLARE_RT_SVC()`` macro, specifying
 the name of the service, the range of OENs covered, the type of service and
 initialization and call handler functions. This macro instantiates a ``const struct rt_svc_desc`` for the service with these details (see ``runtime_svc.h``).
-This structure is allocated in a special ELF section ``rt_svc_descs``, enabling
+This structure is allocated in a special ELF section ``.rt_svc_descs``, enabling
 the framework to find all service descriptors included into BL31.
 
 The specific service for a SMC Function is selected based on the OEN and call
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@
 has been redesigned. The changes utilise the characteristic of Lamport's Bakery
 algorithm mentioned earlier. The bakery_lock structure only allocates the memory
 for a single CPU. The macro ``DEFINE_BAKERY_LOCK`` allocates all the bakery locks
-needed for a CPU into a section ``bakery_lock``. The linker allocates the memory
+needed for a CPU into a section ``.bakery_lock``. The linker allocates the memory
 for other cores by using the total size allocated for the bakery_lock section
 and multiplying it with (PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT - 1). This enables software to
 perform software cache maintenance on the lock data structure without running
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@
 
 ::
 
-    bakery_lock section start
+    .bakery_lock section start
     |----------------|
     | `bakery_info_t`| <-- Lock_0 per-CPU field
     |    Lock_0      |     for CPU0
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@
 
 Consider a system of 2 CPUs with 'N' bakery locks as shown above. For an
 operation on Lock_N, the corresponding ``bakery_info_t`` in both CPU0 and CPU1
-``bakery_lock`` section need to be fetched and appropriate cache operations need
+``.bakery_lock`` section need to be fetched and appropriate cache operations need
 to be performed for each access.
 
 On Arm Platforms, bakery locks are used in psci (``psci_locks``) and power controller
diff --git a/docs/getting_started/porting-guide.rst b/docs/getting_started/porting-guide.rst
index 80b72e5..ec0a468 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/porting-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/porting-guide.rst
@@ -66,22 +66,22 @@
 If the build option ``USE_COHERENT_MEM`` is enabled, each platform can allocate a
 block of identity mapped secure memory with Device-nGnRE attributes aligned to
 page boundary (4K) for each BL stage. All sections which allocate coherent
-memory are grouped under ``coherent_ram``. For ex: Bakery locks are placed in a
-section identified by name ``bakery_lock`` inside ``coherent_ram`` so that its
+memory are grouped under ``.coherent_ram``. For ex: Bakery locks are placed in a
+section identified by name ``.bakery_lock`` inside ``.coherent_ram`` so that its
 possible for the firmware to place variables in it using the following C code
 directive:
 
 ::
 
-    __section("bakery_lock")
+    __section(".bakery_lock")
 
 Or alternatively the following assembler code directive:
 
 ::
 
-    .section bakery_lock
+    .section .bakery_lock
 
-The ``coherent_ram`` section is a sum of all sections like ``bakery_lock`` which are
+The ``.coherent_ram`` section is a sum of all sections like ``.bakery_lock`` which are
 used to allocate any data structures that are accessed both when a CPU is
 executing with its MMU and caches enabled, and when it's running with its MMU
 and caches disabled. Examples are given below.
@@ -2411,7 +2411,7 @@
 accommodate all the bakery locks.
 
 If this constant is not defined when ``USE_COHERENT_MEM = 0``, the linker
-calculates the size of the ``bakery_lock`` input section, aligns it to the
+calculates the size of the ``.bakery_lock`` input section, aligns it to the
 nearest ``CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE``, multiplies it with ``PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT``
 and stores the result in a linker symbol. This constant prevents a platform
 from relying on the linker and provide a more efficient mechanism for
@@ -3540,7 +3540,7 @@
 
 --------------
 
-*Copyright (c) 2013-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
+*Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
 
 .. _PSCI: http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.den0022c/DEN0022C_Power_State_Coordination_Interface.pdf
 .. _Arm Generic Interrupt Controller version 2.0 (GICv2): http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0048b/index.html
diff --git a/include/common/bl_common.ld.h b/include/common/bl_common.ld.h
index 080e331..c9bed1a 100644
--- a/include/common/bl_common.ld.h
+++ b/include/common/bl_common.ld.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define CPU_OPS						\
 	. = ALIGN(STRUCT_ALIGN);			\
 	__CPU_OPS_START__ = .;				\
-	KEEP(*(cpu_ops))				\
+	KEEP(*(.cpu_ops))				\
 	__CPU_OPS_END__ = .;
 
 #define PARSER_LIB_DESCS				\
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
 #define RT_SVC_DESCS					\
 	. = ALIGN(STRUCT_ALIGN);			\
 	__RT_SVC_DESCS_START__ = .;			\
-	KEEP(*(rt_svc_descs))				\
+	KEEP(*(.rt_svc_descs))				\
 	__RT_SVC_DESCS_END__ = .;
 
 #if SPMC_AT_EL3
 #define EL3_LP_DESCS					\
 	. = ALIGN(STRUCT_ALIGN);			\
 	__EL3_LP_DESCS_START__ = .;			\
-	KEEP(*(el3_lp_descs))				\
+	KEEP(*(.el3_lp_descs))				\
 	__EL3_LP_DESCS_END__ = .;
 #else
 #define EL3_LP_DESCS
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define PMF_SVC_DESCS					\
 	. = ALIGN(STRUCT_ALIGN);			\
 	__PMF_SVC_DESCS_START__ = .;			\
-	KEEP(*(pmf_svc_descs))				\
+	KEEP(*(.pmf_svc_descs))				\
 	__PMF_SVC_DESCS_END__ = .;
 
 #define FCONF_POPULATOR					\
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 #define BASE_XLAT_TABLE					\
 	. = ALIGN(16);					\
 	__BASE_XLAT_TABLE_START__ = .;			\
-	*(base_xlat_table)				\
+	*(.base_xlat_table)				\
 	__BASE_XLAT_TABLE_END__ = .;
 
 #if PLAT_RO_XLAT_TABLES
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@
 
 #if !(defined(IMAGE_BL31) && RECLAIM_INIT_CODE)
 #define STACK_SECTION					\
-	stacks (NOLOAD) : {				\
+	.stacks (NOLOAD) : {				\
 		__STACKS_START__ = .;			\
-		*(tzfw_normal_stacks)			\
+		*(.tzfw_normal_stacks)			\
 		__STACKS_END__ = .;			\
 	}
 #endif
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 	. = ALIGN(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE);		\
 	__BAKERY_LOCK_START__ = .;			\
 	__PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_START__ = .;		\
-	*(bakery_lock)					\
+	*(.bakery_lock)					\
 	. = ALIGN(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE);		\
 	__PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_END__ = .;			\
 	__PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_SIZE__ = ABSOLUTE(__PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_END__ - __PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_START__); \
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 #define PMF_TIMESTAMP					\
 	. = ALIGN(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE);		\
 	__PMF_TIMESTAMP_START__ = .;			\
-	KEEP(*(pmf_timestamp_array))			\
+	KEEP(*(.pmf_timestamp_array))			\
 	. = ALIGN(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE);		\
 	__PMF_PERCPU_TIMESTAMP_END__ = .;		\
 	__PERCPU_TIMESTAMP_SIZE__ = ABSOLUTE(. - __PMF_TIMESTAMP_START__); \
@@ -216,15 +216,15 @@
 	}
 
 /*
- * The xlat_table section is for full, aligned page tables (4K).
+ * 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 (NOLOAD) : {				\
 		__XLAT_TABLE_START__ = .;		\
-		*(xlat_table)				\
+		*(.xlat_table)				\
 		__XLAT_TABLE_END__ = .;			\
 	}
 
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),				\
diff --git a/include/lib/bakery_lock.h b/include/lib/bakery_lock.h
index 1fece01..2cf2b44 100644
--- a/include/lib/bakery_lock.h
+++ b/include/lib/bakery_lock.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 void bakery_lock_get(bakery_lock_t *bakery);
 void bakery_lock_release(bakery_lock_t *bakery);
 
-#define DEFINE_BAKERY_LOCK(_name) bakery_lock_t _name __section("bakery_lock")
+#define DEFINE_BAKERY_LOCK(_name) bakery_lock_t _name __section(".bakery_lock")
 
 #define DECLARE_BAKERY_LOCK(_name) extern bakery_lock_t _name
 
diff --git a/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S b/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S
index a5ae6a4..1f03f09 100644
--- a/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S
+++ b/include/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_macros.S
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	 */
 	.macro declare_cpu_ops _name:req, _midr:req, _resetfunc:req, \
 		_power_down_ops:vararg
-	.section cpu_ops, "a"
+	.section .cpu_ops, "a"
 	.align 2
 	.type cpu_ops_\_name, %object
 	.word \_midr
diff --git a/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_macros.S b/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_macros.S
index 92e65ae..041be51 100644
--- a/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_macros.S
+++ b/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_macros.S
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 	 */
 	.macro declare_cpu_ops_base _name:req, _midr:req, _resetfunc:req, \
 		_extra1:req, _extra2:req, _extra3:req, _e_handler:req, _power_down_ops:vararg
-	.section cpu_ops, "a"
+	.section .cpu_ops, "a"
 	.align 3
 	.type cpu_ops_\_name, %object
 	.quad \_midr
diff --git a/include/lib/el3_runtime/pubsub.h b/include/lib/el3_runtime/pubsub.h
index 64fe5cc..cbd8ecc 100644
--- a/include/lib/el3_runtime/pubsub.h
+++ b/include/lib/el3_runtime/pubsub.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 /* For the linker ... */
 #define __pubsub_start_sym(event)	__pubsub_##event##_start
 #define __pubsub_end_sym(event)		__pubsub_##event##_end
-#define __pubsub_section(event)		__pubsub_##event
+#define __pubsub_section(event)		.__pubsub_##event
 
 /*
  * REGISTER_PUBSUB_EVENT has a different definition between linker and compiler
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define __pubsub_end_sym(event)		__pubsub_##event##_end
 #endif
 
-#define __pubsub_section(event)		__section("__pubsub_" #event)
+#define __pubsub_section(event)		__section(".__pubsub_" #event)
 
 /*
  * In compiler context, REGISTER_PUBSUB_EVENT declares the per-event symbols
diff --git a/include/lib/pmf/pmf_helpers.h b/include/lib/pmf/pmf_helpers.h
index b49c6da..01cc179 100644
--- a/include/lib/pmf/pmf_helpers.h
+++ b/include/lib/pmf/pmf_helpers.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 	extern unsigned long long pmf_ts_mem_ ## _name[_total_id];	\
 	unsigned long long pmf_ts_mem_ ## _name[_total_id]	\
 	__aligned(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE)			\
-	__section("pmf_timestamp_array")			\
+	__section(".pmf_timestamp_array")			\
 	__used;
 
 /*
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 #define PMF_DEFINE_SERVICE_DESC(_name, _implid, _svcid, _totalid,	\
 		_init, _getts_by_mpidr) 				\
 	static const pmf_svc_desc_t __pmf_desc_ ## _name 		\
-	__section("pmf_svc_descs") __used = {		 		\
+	__section(".pmf_svc_descs") __used = {		 		\
 		.h.type = PARAM_EP, 					\
 		.h.version = VERSION_1, 				\
 		.h.size = sizeof(pmf_svc_desc_t),			\
diff --git a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h
index 69ad027..4d16ced 100644
--- a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h
+++ b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 					 (_virt_addr_space_size),	\
 					 (_phy_addr_space_size),	\
 					 EL_REGIME_INVALID,		\
-					 "xlat_table", "base_xlat_table")
+					 ".xlat_table", ".base_xlat_table")
 
 /*
  * Same as REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT plus the additional parameters:
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h
index 7cd32b1..38793cd 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_def.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 /*
  * Define a region within the TZC secured DRAM for use by EL3 runtime
  * firmware. This region is meant to be NOLOAD and will not be zero
- * initialized. Data sections with the attribute `arm_el3_tzc_dram` will be
+ * initialized. Data sections with the attribute `.arm_el3_tzc_dram` will be
  * placed here. 3MB region is reserved if RME is enabled, 2MB otherwise.
  */
 #define ARM_EL3_TZC_DRAM1_SIZE		UL(0x00300000) /* 3MB */
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S
index 788e9ff..a77c964 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S
+++ b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 #define	ABS		ABSOLUTE
 
 #define STACK_SECTION							\
-	stacks (NOLOAD) : {						\
+	.stacks (NOLOAD) : {						\
 		__STACKS_START__ = .;					\
-		*(tzfw_normal_stacks)					\
+		*(.tzfw_normal_stacks)					\
 		__STACKS_END__ = .;					\
 		/* Allow room for the init section where necessary. */	\
 		OFFSET = ABS(SIZEOF(.init) - (. - __STACKS_START__));	\
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_tzc_dram.ld.S b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_tzc_dram.ld.S
index 6dcea0b..c790bb9 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_tzc_dram.ld.S
+++ b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_tzc_dram.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 	. = ARM_EL3_TZC_DRAM1_BASE;
 	ASSERT(. == ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE),
 	"ARM_EL3_TZC_DRAM_BASE address is not aligned on a page boundary.")
-	el3_tzc_dram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+	.el3_tzc_dram (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
 	__EL3_SEC_DRAM_START__ = .;
-	*(arm_el3_tzc_dram)
+	*(.arm_el3_tzc_dram)
 	__EL3_SEC_DRAM_UNALIGNED_END__ = .;
 
 	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/include/services/el3_spmc_logical_sp.h b/include/services/el3_spmc_logical_sp.h
index 7ec9958..5ce33ed 100644
--- a/include/services/el3_spmc_logical_sp.h
+++ b/include/services/el3_spmc_logical_sp.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define DECLARE_LOGICAL_PARTITION(_name, _init, _sp_id, _uuid, _properties, \
 				  _direct_req)				    \
 	static const struct el3_lp_desc __partition_desc_ ## _name	    \
-		__section("el3_lp_descs") __used = {			    \
+		__section(".el3_lp_descs") __used = {			    \
 			.debug_name = #_name,				    \
 			.init = (_init),				    \
 			.sp_id = (_sp_id),				    \
diff --git a/lib/pmf/pmf_main.c b/lib/pmf/pmf_main.c
index 131a055..ce2f0d9 100644
--- a/lib/pmf/pmf_main.c
+++ b/lib/pmf/pmf_main.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * The 'pmf_svc_descs' array holds the PMF service descriptors exported by
- * services by placing them in the 'pmf_svc_descs' linker section.
+ * services by placing them in the '.pmf_svc_descs' linker section.
  * The 'pmf_svc_descs_indices' array holds the index of a descriptor in the
  * 'pmf_svc_descs' array. The TIF[15:10] bits in the time-stamp id are used
  * to get an index into the 'pmf_svc_descs_indices' array. This gives the
diff --git a/lib/psci/psci_common.c b/lib/psci/psci_common.c
index 8d736cc..f233be1 100644
--- a/lib/psci/psci_common.c
+++ b/lib/psci/psci_common.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 non_cpu_pd_node_t psci_non_cpu_pd_nodes[PSCI_NUM_NON_CPU_PWR_DOMAINS]
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
-__section("tzfw_coherent_mem")
+__section(".tzfw_coherent_mem")
 #endif
 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables/aarch32/nonlpae_tables.c b/lib/xlat_tables/aarch32/nonlpae_tables.c
index 7cd509d..1e207a4 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables/aarch32/nonlpae_tables.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables/aarch32/nonlpae_tables.c
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@
 static uintptr_t xlat_max_va;
 
 static uint32_t mmu_l1_base[NUM_1MB_IN_4GB]
-	__aligned(MMU32B_L1_TABLE_ALIGN) __attribute__((section("xlat_table")));
+	__aligned(MMU32B_L1_TABLE_ALIGN) __attribute__((section(".xlat_table")));
 
 static uint32_t mmu_l2_base[MAX_XLAT_TABLES][NUM_4K_IN_1MB]
-	__aligned(MMU32B_L2_TABLE_ALIGN) __attribute__((section("xlat_table")));
+	__aligned(MMU32B_L2_TABLE_ALIGN) __attribute__((section(".xlat_table")));
 
 /*
  * Array of all memory regions stored in order of ascending base address.
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c b/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c
index 23fe3f0..71273cb 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #define MT_UNKNOWN	~0U
 
 static uint64_t xlat_tables[MAX_XLAT_TABLES][XLAT_TABLE_ENTRIES]
-			__aligned(XLAT_TABLE_SIZE) __section("xlat_table");
+			__aligned(XLAT_TABLE_SIZE) __section(".xlat_table");
 
 static unsigned int next_xlat;
 static unsigned long long xlat_max_pa;
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/arm_fpga/build_axf.ld.S b/plat/arm/board/arm_fpga/build_axf.ld.S
index d8254e5..bd3d163 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/arm_fpga/build_axf.ld.S
+++ b/plat/arm/board/arm_fpga/build_axf.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020, ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  *
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 		KEEP(*(.kern_tramp))
 	}
 
-	/DISCARD/ : { *(stacks) }
+	/DISCARD/ : { *(.stacks) }
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.debug_*) }
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.note*) }
 	/DISCARD/ : { *(.comment*) }
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_el3_spmc.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_el3_spmc.c
index 2b347ed..6b44f63 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_el3_spmc.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_el3_spmc.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #define PLAT_SPMC_SHMEM_DATASTORE_SIZE 512 * 1024
 
-__section("arm_el3_tzc_dram") static uint8_t
+__section(".arm_el3_tzc_dram") static uint8_t
 plat_spmc_shmem_datastore[PLAT_SPMC_SHMEM_DATASTORE_SIZE];
 
 int plat_spmc_shmem_datastore_get(uint8_t **datastore, size_t *size)
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_helpers.S b/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_helpers.S
index b470781..ed85ea1 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_helpers.S
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	 * Single cpu stack in coherent memory.
 	 * ----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-declare_stack platform_coherent_stacks, tzfw_coherent_mem, \
+declare_stack platform_coherent_stacks, .tzfw_coherent_mem, \
 		PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE, 1, CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE
 
 #endif	/* defined(IMAGE_BL1) || defined(IMAGE_BL2) */
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_gicv3.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_gicv3.c
index 469e22a..1c95afb 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_gicv3.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_gicv3.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
  * data in the designated EL3 Secure carve-out memory. The `used` attribute
  * is used to prevent the compiler from removing the gicv3 contexts.
  */
-static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section("arm_el3_tzc_dram") __used;
-static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section("arm_el3_tzc_dram") __used;
+static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section(".arm_el3_tzc_dram") __used;
+static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section(".arm_el3_tzc_dram") __used;
 
 /* Define accessor function to get reference to the GICv3 context */
 DEFINE_LOAD_SYM_ADDR(rdist_ctx)
diff --git a/plat/common/aarch32/platform_mp_stack.S b/plat/common/aarch32/platform_mp_stack.S
index 6c3d08d..314e87a 100644
--- a/plat/common/aarch32/platform_mp_stack.S
+++ b/plat/common/aarch32/platform_mp_stack.S
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
 	 * stack of PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE bytes.
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, tzfw_normal_stacks, \
+declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, .tzfw_normal_stacks, \
 		PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE, PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT
diff --git a/plat/common/aarch32/platform_up_stack.S b/plat/common/aarch32/platform_up_stack.S
index 836c13a..69e112f 100644
--- a/plat/common/aarch32/platform_up_stack.S
+++ b/plat/common/aarch32/platform_up_stack.S
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@
 	 * stack of PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE bytes.
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, tzfw_normal_stacks, \
+declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, .tzfw_normal_stacks, \
 		PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE, 1, CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE
diff --git a/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S b/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S
index c0668ea..fa1ca22 100644
--- a/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S
+++ b/plat/common/aarch64/platform_mp_stack.S
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
 	 * stack of PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE bytes.
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, tzfw_normal_stacks, \
+declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, .tzfw_normal_stacks, \
 		PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE, PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT, \
 		CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE
diff --git a/plat/common/aarch64/platform_up_stack.S b/plat/common/aarch64/platform_up_stack.S
index c6e5e2d..2c87219 100644
--- a/plat/common/aarch64/platform_up_stack.S
+++ b/plat/common/aarch64/platform_up_stack.S
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
 	 * are allocated
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, tzfw_normal_stacks, \
+declare_stack platform_normal_stacks, .tzfw_normal_stacks, \
 		PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE, 1, CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c
index 0debe1e..50751ee 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_bl31_setup.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
 #define SPMC_SHARED_MEMORY_OBJ_SIZE (512 * 1024)
 
-__section("ram2_region") uint8_t plat_spmc_shmem_datastore[SPMC_SHARED_MEMORY_OBJ_SIZE];
+__section(".ram2_region") uint8_t plat_spmc_shmem_datastore[SPMC_SHARED_MEMORY_OBJ_SIZE];
 
 int plat_spmc_shmem_datastore_get(uint8_t **datastore, size_t *size)
 {
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/plat.ld.S b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/plat.ld.S
index 0cc25cd..f8bd376 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/plat.ld.S
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/include/plat.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 SECTIONS
 {
-	ram2_region (NOLOAD) : {
-	*(ram2_region)
+	.ram2_region (NOLOAD) : {
+	*(.ram2_region)
 	}>RAM2
 }
 
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.ld.S b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.ld.S
index d7a0592..446849b 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.ld.S
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.ld.S
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 {
     . = BLE_BASE;
 
-    ro . : {
+    .ro . : {
         __RO_START__ = .;
         *ble_main.o(.entry*)
         *(.text*)
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
         __DATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
-    stacks . (NOLOAD) : {
+    .stacks . (NOLOAD) : {
         __STACKS_START__ = .;
-        *(tzfw_normal_stacks)
+        *(.tzfw_normal_stacks)
         __STACKS_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
 
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_gicv3.c b/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_gicv3.c
index 0bd5545..5419506 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_gicv3.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_gicv3.c
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
  * We save and restore the GICv3 context on system suspend. Allocate the
  * data in the designated EL3 Secure carve-out memory
  */
-static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section("arm_el3_tzc_dram");
-static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section("arm_el3_tzc_dram");
+static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section(".arm_el3_tzc_dram");
+static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section(".arm_el3_tzc_dram");
 
 /*
  * MPIDR hashing function for translating MPIDRs read from GICR_TYPER register
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_smc_handlers.c b/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_smc_handlers.c
index 92b3873..a8a5a48 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_smc_handlers.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/common/mtk_smc_handlers.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	}
 
 #define SMC_ID_EXPAND_AS_DESCRIPTOR_INDEX(_smc_id, _smc_num) \
-	short _smc_id##_descriptor_index __section("mtk_plat_ro") = -1;
+	short _smc_id##_descriptor_index __section(".mtk_plat_ro") = -1;
 
 MTK_SIP_SMC_FROM_BL33_TABLE(SMC_ID_EXPAND_AS_DESCRIPTOR_INDEX);
 MTK_SIP_SMC_FROM_NS_EL1_TABLE(SMC_ID_EXPAND_AS_DESCRIPTOR_INDEX);
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/include/plat.ld.rodata.inc b/plat/mediatek/include/plat.ld.rodata.inc
index 06ad491..e766472 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/include/plat.ld.rodata.inc
+++ b/plat/mediatek/include/plat.ld.rodata.inc
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
 	__MTK_SMC_POOL_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
 	. = ALIGN(8);
 #include <vendor_pubsub_events.h>
-	*(mtk_plat_ro)
+	*(.mtk_plat_ro)
 
 #endif /* PLAT_LD_RODATA_INC */
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)
 {
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt8186/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c b/plat/mediatek/mt8186/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
index 0103612..efcf87f 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt8186/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt8186/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #define MCDI_INIT_2			U(2)
 #define MCDI_INIT_DONE			U(3)
 
-static int mcdi_init_status __section("tzfw_coherent_mem");
+static int mcdi_init_status __section(".tzfw_coherent_mem");
 
 static inline uint32_t mcdi_mbox_read(uint32_t id)
 {
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt8192/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c b/plat/mediatek/mt8192/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
index 1635b67..765c7b2 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt8192/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt8192/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 #define MCDI_INIT_2			2
 #define MCDI_INIT_DONE			3
 
-static int mcdi_init_status __section("tzfw_coherent_mem");
+static int mcdi_init_status __section(".tzfw_coherent_mem");
 
 static inline uint32_t mcdi_mbox_read(uint32_t id)
 {
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt8195/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c b/plat/mediatek/mt8195/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
index c14e83b..f7dfec3 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt8195/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt8195/drivers/mcdi/mt_mcdi.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 #define MCDI_INIT_2			2
 #define MCDI_INIT_DONE			3
 
-static int mcdi_init_status __section("tzfw_coherent_mem");
+static int mcdi_init_status __section(".tzfw_coherent_mem");
 
 static inline uint32_t mcdi_mbox_read(uint32_t id)
 {
diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk b/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
index 6ed1cdf..2365564 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
 # o resolve undefined symbols to el3_panic
 # o include only required sections
 TF_LDFLAGS	+= --diag_suppress=L6314,L6332 --no_scanlib --callgraph
-TF_LDFLAGS	+= --keep="*(__pubsub*)" --keep="*(rt_svc_descs*)" --keep="*(*cpu_ops)"
+TF_LDFLAGS	+= --keep="*(.__pubsub*)" --keep="*(.rt_svc_descs*)" --keep="*(.cpu_ops)"
 ifeq (${ENABLE_PMF},1)
-TF_LDFLAGS	+= --keep="*(*pmf_svc_descs*)"
+TF_LDFLAGS	+= --keep="*(.pmf_svc_descs*)"
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/scat/bl31.scat b/plat/nvidia/tegra/scat/bl31.scat
index 2d6d2b3..fdd6e33 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/scat/bl31.scat
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/scat/bl31.scat
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@
 	/* Ensure 8-byte alignment for descriptors and ensure inclusion */
 	__RT_SVC_DESCS__ AlignExpr(ImageLimit(__RODATA__), 8) FIXED
 	{
-		*(rt_svc_descs)
+		*(.rt_svc_descs)
 	}
 
 #if ENABLE_PMF
 	/* Ensure 8-byte alignment for descriptors and ensure inclusion */
 	__PMF_SVC_DESCS__ AlignExpr(ImageLimit(__RT_SVC_DESCS__), 8) FIXED
 	{
-		*(pmf_svc_descs)
+		*(.pmf_svc_descs)
 	}
 #endif /* ENABLE_PMF */
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	 */
 	__CPU_OPS__ AlignExpr(+0, 8) FIXED
 	{
-		*(cpu_ops)
+		*(.cpu_ops)
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 {
 	__STACKS__ AlignExpr(+0, 64) FIXED
 	{
-		*(tzfw_normal_stacks)
+		*(.tzfw_normal_stacks)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 	 */
 	__BAKERY_LOCKS__ AlignExpr(ImageLimit(__BSS__), CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE) FIXED
 	{
-		*(bakery_lock)
+		*(.bakery_lock)
 	}
 
 	__BAKERY_LOCKS_EPILOGUE__ AlignExpr(ImageLimit(__BAKERY_LOCKS__), CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE) FIXED EMPTY 0
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@
 
 LR_XLAT_TABLE +0
 {
-	xlat_table +0 FIXED
+	.xlat_table +0 FIXED
 	{
-		*(xlat_table)
+		*(.xlat_table)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@
 		 *
 		 * Each lock's data is contiguous and fully allocated by the compiler
 		 */
-		*(bakery_lock)
-		*(tzfw_coherent_mem)
+		*(.bakery_lock)
+		*(.tzfw_coherent_mem)
 	}
 
 	__COHERENT_RAM_EPILOGUE_UNALIGNED__ +0 FIXED EMPTY 0
diff --git a/plat/qemu/qemu_sbsa/include/platform_def.h b/plat/qemu/qemu_sbsa/include/platform_def.h
index d971ebe..85fbb4d 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/qemu_sbsa/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/qemu/qemu_sbsa/include/platform_def.h
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@
  * Name of the section to put the translation tables used by the S-EL1/S-EL0
  * context of a Secure Partition.
  */
-#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME		"qemu_sp_xlat_table"
-#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_BASE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	"qemu_sp_xlat_table"
+#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME		".qemu_sp_xlat_table"
+#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_BASE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	".qemu_sp_xlat_table"
 
 /* Cookies passed to the Secure Partition at boot. Not used by QEMU platforms.*/
 #define PLAT_SPM_COOKIE_0		ULL(0)
diff --git a/plat/renesas/common/aarch64/platform_common.c b/plat/renesas/common/aarch64/platform_common.c
index b0a88cb..17ccb28 100644
--- a/plat/renesas/common/aarch64/platform_common.c
+++ b/plat/renesas/common/aarch64/platform_common.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #endif
 
 const uint8_t version_of_renesas[VERSION_OF_RENESAS_MAXLEN]
-		__attribute__ ((__section__("ro"))) = VERSION_OF_RENESAS;
+		__attribute__ ((__section__(".ro"))) = VERSION_OF_RENESAS;
 
 #define MAP_SHARED_RAM		MAP_REGION_FLAT(RCAR_SHARED_MEM_BASE,	\
 					RCAR_SHARED_MEM_SIZE,		\
diff --git a/plat/rockchip/common/aarch32/plat_helpers.S b/plat/rockchip/common/aarch32/plat_helpers.S
index 475c297..9f49cbd 100644
--- a/plat/rockchip/common/aarch32/plat_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/rockchip/common/aarch32/plat_helpers.S
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 	 * Per-CPU Secure entry point - resume or power up
 	 * --------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	.section tzfw_coherent_mem, "a"
+	.section .tzfw_coherent_mem, "a"
 	.align  3
 cpuson_entry_point:
 	.rept	PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT
diff --git a/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/plat_helpers.S b/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/plat_helpers.S
index 4af052b..c4c0dec 100644
--- a/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/plat_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/rockchip/common/aarch64/plat_helpers.S
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	 * Per-CPU Secure entry point - resume or power up
 	 * --------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	.section tzfw_coherent_mem, "a"
+	.section .tzfw_coherent_mem, "a"
 	.align  3
 cpuson_entry_point:
 	.rept	PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT
diff --git a/plat/rockchip/px30/drivers/pmu/pmu.c b/plat/rockchip/px30/drivers/pmu/pmu.c
index 5f4e64f..8770b2e 100644
--- a/plat/rockchip/px30/drivers/pmu/pmu.c
+++ b/plat/rockchip/px30/drivers/pmu/pmu.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 static uint32_t cores_pd_cfg_info[PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT]
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
-__attribute__ ((section("tzfw_coherent_mem")))
+__attribute__ ((section(".tzfw_coherent_mem")))
 #endif
 ;
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 
 static struct px30_sleep_ddr_data ddr_data
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
-__attribute__ ((section("tzfw_coherent_mem")))
+__attribute__ ((section(".tzfw_coherent_mem")))
 #endif
 ;
 
diff --git a/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/pmu/pmu.c b/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/pmu/pmu.c
index 3084c4f..7bdefcc 100644
--- a/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/pmu/pmu.c
+++ b/plat/rockchip/rk3399/drivers/pmu/pmu.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 static uint32_t core_pm_cfg_info[PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT]
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
-__attribute__ ((section("tzfw_coherent_mem")))
+__attribute__ ((section(".tzfw_coherent_mem")))
 #endif
 ;/* coheront */
 
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/plat.ld.S b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/plat.ld.S
index af7a172..d02afa7 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/plat.ld.S
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/plat.ld.S
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 	 * not support inner shareable WBWA mappings so it is mapped normal
 	 * non-cacheable)
 	 */
-	sp_xlat_table (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
-		*(sp_xlat_table)
+	.sp_xlat_table (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE) {
+		*(.sp_xlat_table)
 	} >SP_DRAM
 }
 
diff --git a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
index d6bfe42..acc74e2 100644
--- a/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/socionext/synquacer/include/platform_def.h
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
 
 #define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_MMAP_REGIONS	30
 #define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_MAX_XLAT_TABLES	20
-#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	"sp_xlat_table"
-#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_BASE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	"sp_xlat_table"
+#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	".sp_xlat_table"
+#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_BASE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	".sp_xlat_table"
 
 #define PLAT_SQ_UART1_BASE		PLAT_SQ_BOOT_UART_BASE
 #define PLAT_SQ_UART1_SIZE		ULL(0x1000)
diff --git a/plat/ti/k3/common/drivers/ti_sci/ti_sci.c b/plat/ti/k3/common/drivers/ti_sci/ti_sci.c
index 569e60c..ade10a6 100644
--- a/plat/ti/k3/common/drivers/ti_sci/ti_sci.c
+++ b/plat/ti/k3/common/drivers/ti_sci/ti_sci.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "ti_sci.h"
 
 #if USE_COHERENT_MEM
-__section("tzfw_coherent_mem")
+__section(".tzfw_coherent_mem")
 #endif
 static uint8_t message_sequence;
 
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/versal/versal_gicv3.c b/plat/xilinx/versal/versal_gicv3.c
index d410906..0959c8e 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/versal/versal_gicv3.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/versal/versal_gicv3.c
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
  * We save and restore the GICv3 context on system suspend. Allocate the
  * data in the designated EL3 Secure carve-out memory.
  */
-static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section("versal_el3_tzc_dram");
-static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section("versal_el3_tzc_dram");
+static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section(".versal_el3_tzc_dram");
+static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section(".versal_el3_tzc_dram");
 
 /*
  * MPIDR hashing function for translating MPIDRs read from GICR_TYPER register
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/versal_net_gicv3.c b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/versal_net_gicv3.c
index 1d45a58..138d2c2 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/versal_net/versal_net_gicv3.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/versal_net/versal_net_gicv3.c
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
  * We save and restore the GICv3 context on system suspend. Allocate the
  * data in the designated EL3 Secure carve-out memory.
  */
-static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section("versal_net_el3_tzc_dram");
-static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section("versal_net_el3_tzc_dram");
+static gicv3_redist_ctx_t rdist_ctx __section(".versal_net_el3_tzc_dram");
+static gicv3_dist_ctx_t dist_ctx __section(".versal_net_el3_tzc_dram");
 
 /*
  * MPIDR hashing function for translating MPIDRs read from GICR_TYPER register
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_mm/spm_mm_xlat.c b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_mm/spm_mm_xlat.c
index 6261016..b1ca55a 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/spm_mm/spm_mm_xlat.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/spm_mm/spm_mm_xlat.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 /* Place translation tables by default along with the ones used by BL31. */
 #ifndef PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME
-#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	"xlat_table"
+#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	".xlat_table"
 #endif
 #ifndef PLAT_SP_IMAGE_BASE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME
 #define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_BASE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	".bss"