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__ = .;			\
 	}