diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c
index 503538e..9b84132 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/board.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	uint32_t cr;
 };
 
-struct fel_stash fel_stash __attribute__((section(".data")));
+struct fel_stash fel_stash __section(".data");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
 #include <asm/armv8/mmu.h>