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: