#else  /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_ICCM
-#define __arcfp_code __attribute__((__section__(".text.arcfp")))
+#define __arcfp_code __section(.text.arcfp)
 #else
-#define __arcfp_code __attribute__((__section__(".text")))
+#define __arcfp_code __section(.text)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_HAS_DCCM
-#define __arcfp_data __attribute__((__section__(".data.arcfp")))
+#define __arcfp_data __section(.data.arcfp)
 #else
-#define __arcfp_data __attribute__((__section__(".data")))
+#define __arcfp_data __section(.data)
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
  */
 #define MACHINE_START(_type, _name)                    \
 static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_type   \
-__used                                                 \
-__attribute__((__section__(".arch.info.init"))) = {    \
+__used __section(.arch.info.init) = {                  \
        .name           = _name,
 
 #define MACHINE_END                            \