diff --git a/bl31/bl31.ld.S b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
index 7250791..e572f9b 100644
--- a/bl31/bl31.ld.S
+++ b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         __BAKERY_LOCK_START__ = .;
         *(bakery_lock)
         . = ALIGN(CACHE_WRITEBACK_GRANULE);
-        __PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_SIZE__ = . - __BAKERY_LOCK_START__;
+        __PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_SIZE__ = ABSOLUTE(. - __BAKERY_LOCK_START__);
         . = . + (__PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_SIZE__ * (PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT - 1));
         __BAKERY_LOCK_END__ = .;
 #ifdef PLAT_PERCPU_BAKERY_LOCK_SIZE