diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index f0fd5636fddb..5e88e7e33abe 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 			long ______r;					\
 			static struct ftrace_likely_data		\
 				__aligned(4)				\
-				__section("_ftrace_annotated_branch")	\
+				__section(_ftrace_annotated_branch)	\
 				______f = {				\
 				.data.func = __func__,			\
 				.data.file = __FILE__,			\
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 #define __trace_if_value(cond) ({			\
 	static struct ftrace_branch_data		\
 		__aligned(4)				\
-		__section("_ftrace_branch")		\
+		__section(_ftrace_branch)		\
 		__if_trace = {				\
 			.func = __func__,		\
 			.file = __FILE__,		\
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 	".popsection\n\t"
 
 /* Annotate a C jump table to allow objtool to follow the code flow */
-#define __annotate_jump_table __section(".rodata..c_jump_table")
+#define __annotate_jump_table __section(.rodata..c_jump_table)
 
 #else
 #define annotate_reachable()
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ unsigned long read_word_at_a_time(const void *addr)
  * visible to the compiler.
  */
 #define __ADDRESSABLE(sym) \
-	static void * __section(".discard.addressable") __used \
+	static void * __section(.discard.addressable) __used \
 		__PASTE(__addressable_##sym, __LINE__) = (void *)&sym;
 
 /**