diff --git a/drivers/bios_emulator/biosemu.c b/drivers/bios_emulator/biosemu.c
index 9d4f07c..82befba 100644
--- a/drivers/bios_emulator/biosemu.c
+++ b/drivers/bios_emulator/biosemu.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #include "biosemui.h"
 
 BE_sysEnv _BE_env = {{0}};
-static X86EMU_memFuncs _BE_mem __attribute__((section(GOT2_TYPE))) = {
+static X86EMU_memFuncs _BE_mem __section(GOT2_TYPE) = {
 	BE_rdb,
 	BE_rdw,
 	BE_rdl,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	BE_wrl,
 	};
 
-static X86EMU_pioFuncs _BE_pio __attribute__((section(GOT2_TYPE))) = {
+static X86EMU_pioFuncs _BE_pio __section(GOT2_TYPE) = {
 	BE_inb,
 	BE_inw,
 	BE_inl,
diff --git a/drivers/clk/kendryte/clk.c b/drivers/clk/kendryte/clk.c
index 2d6ac03..41c712e 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/kendryte/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/kendryte/clk.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 #undef COMP_NOMUX_ID
 #undef COMP_LIST
 
-static struct clk *k210_bypass_children __section(.data);
+static struct clk *k210_bypass_children __section(".data");
 
 /* Helper functions to create sub-clocks */
 static struct clk_mux *k210_create_mux(const struct k210_mux_params *params,
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 	return comp;
 }
 
-static bool __section(.data) probed;
+static bool __section(".data") probed;
 
 /* reset probed so we will probe again post-relocation */
 static int k210_clk_bind(struct udevice *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/psci.c b/drivers/firmware/psci.c
index 6755e74..89cb7d8 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/psci.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/psci.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(EFI_LOADER)
 int __efi_runtime_data psci_method;
 #else
-int psci_method __attribute__ ((section(".data")));
+int psci_method __section(".data");
 #endif
 
 unsigned long __efi_runtime invoke_psci_fn
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx5.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx5.c
index 71e0c94..b32b748 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx5.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx5.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "pinctrl-imx.h"
 
-static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx5_pinctrl_soc_info __attribute__((section(".data")));
+static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx5_pinctrl_soc_info __section(".data");
 
 static int imx5_pinctrl_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c
index 8301413..77ddb8e 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "pinctrl-imx.h"
 
-static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7_pinctrl_soc_info __attribute__((section(".data")));
+static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7_pinctrl_soc_info __section(".data");
 
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7_lpsr_pinctrl_soc_info = {
 	.flags = ZERO_OFFSET_VALID,
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx8m.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx8m.c
index 99c6d01..6ea66a0 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx8m.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx8m.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "pinctrl-imx.h"
 
-static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx8mq_pinctrl_soc_info __attribute__((section(".data")));
+static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx8mq_pinctrl_soc_info __section(".data");
 
 static int imx8mq_pinctrl_probe(struct udevice *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps62362.c b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps62362.c
index 76fd14d..59190d6 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps62362.c
+++ b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps62362.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <power/tps62362.h>
 
 #if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_I2C)
-struct udevice *tps62362_dev __attribute__((section(".data"))) = NULL;
+struct udevice *tps62362_dev __section(".data") = NULL;
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65217.c b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65217.c
index 54b5bed..c7f532d 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65217.c
+++ b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65217.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <power/tps65217.h>
 
-struct udevice *tps65217_dev __attribute__((section(".data"))) = NULL;
+struct udevice *tps65217_dev __section(".data") = NULL;
 
 /**
  * tps65217_reg_read() - Generic function that can read a TPS65217 register
diff --git a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65218.c b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65218.c
index f8bae45..6717490 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65218.c
+++ b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65218.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
-struct udevice *tps65218_dev __attribute__((section(".data"))) = NULL;
+struct udevice *tps65218_dev __section(".data") = NULL;
 
 int tps65218_reg_read(uchar dest_reg, uchar *dest_val)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65910.c b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65910.c
index 84a58c2..fcd0a65 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65910.c
+++ b/drivers/power/pmic/pmic_tps65910.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <i2c.h>
 #include <power/tps65910.h>
 
-struct udevice *tps65910_dev __attribute__((section(".data"))) = NULL;
+struct udevice *tps65910_dev __section(".data") = NULL;
 
 static inline int tps65910_read_reg(int addr, uchar *buf)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c b/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
index 4f9de0d..5283d5e 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_pl01x.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 #ifndef CONFIG_DM_SERIAL
 
 static volatile unsigned char *const port[] = CONFIG_PL01x_PORTS;
-static enum pl01x_type pl01x_type __attribute__ ((section(".data")));
-static struct pl01x_regs *base_regs __attribute__ ((section(".data")));
+static enum pl01x_type pl01x_type __section(".data");
+static struct pl01x_regs *base_regs __section(".data");
 #define NUM_PORTS (sizeof(port)/sizeof(port[0]))
 
 #endif