diff --git a/bl1/bl1.ld.S b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
index 87f1ae82f305ab63bcb55f3e90a6340859f15423..e706ce2866e78512af16740f8c7d7426a82c714a 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1.ld.S
+++ b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ SECTIONS
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	PARSER_LIB_DESCS
-	CPU_OPS
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         /*
          * No need to pad out the .rodata section to a page boundary. Next is
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	PARSER_LIB_DESCS
-	CPU_OPS
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
         __RO_END__ = .;
diff --git a/bl2/bl2.ld.S b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
index afb01339002ea079cf52f5c6b5adc07c1b6d933b..dc5165280d009cd5d0797542e74b76b940e93f10 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2.ld.S
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ SECTIONS
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	FCONF_POPULATOR
-	PARSER_LIB_DESCS
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
@@ -58,8 +57,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	FCONF_POPULATOR
-	PARSER_LIB_DESCS
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
diff --git a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
index d2379902916613e8b812913f3fb16c2b96d717dc..3c27443694f1461a45406b7929d78385f34cdf3c 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
+++ b/bl2/bl2_el3.ld.S
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ SECTIONS
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	PARSER_LIB_DESCS
-	CPU_OPS
-	GOT
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
@@ -73,9 +71,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	CPU_OPS
-	PARSER_LIB_DESCS
-	GOT
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
diff --git a/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S b/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
index 96545a3abad92c14b8fd31df8442d5a66da51d38..37e658ad346db76a02cb7e92234bda849b90e704 100644
--- a/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
+++ b/bl2u/bl2u.ld.S
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ SECTIONS
     .rodata . : {
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
+
+	RODATA_COMMON
+
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
     } >RAM
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ SECTIONS
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
+	RODATA_COMMON
+
         *(.vectors)
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
         /*
diff --git a/bl31/bl31.ld.S b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
index 6b7f9157a34c5676014e2a4353db75765d778fc2..ac99a7de4a6f07b1e318efdb80489dba0e7e69ad 100644
--- a/bl31/bl31.ld.S
+++ b/bl31/bl31.ld.S
@@ -47,11 +47,7 @@ SECTIONS
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RT_SVC_DESCS
-	FCONF_POPULATOR
-	PMF_SVC_DESCS
-	CPU_OPS
-	GOT
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
@@ -67,11 +63,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.text*))
         *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(.rodata*))
 
-	RT_SVC_DESCS
-	FCONF_POPULATOR
-	PMF_SVC_DESCS
-	CPU_OPS
-	GOT
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
diff --git a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
index d83b4e0183e7028906f55a6af080c731f3dd6351..f652f17e262428184f2aa875f90a955c32e0830e 100644
--- a/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
+++ b/bl32/sp_min/sp_min.ld.S
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ SECTIONS
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(.rodata*)
 
-	RT_SVC_DESCS
-	FCONF_POPULATOR
-	PMF_SVC_DESCS
-	CPU_OPS
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
@@ -67,9 +64,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.text*)
         *(.rodata*)
 
-	RT_SVC_DESCS
-	FCONF_POPULATOR
-	CPU_OPS
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         /* Place pubsub sections for events */
         . = ALIGN(8);
diff --git a/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S b/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
index b1ec423502c4f58f14208680bdc6cee9a62ddb6b..b071e82fd6bbbb768e6b4ecd2a91c87f63e024da 100644
--- a/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
+++ b/bl32/tsp/tsp.ld.S
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SECTIONS
         __RODATA_START__ = .;
         *(.rodata*)
 
-	GOT
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __RODATA_END__ = .;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.text*)
         *(.rodata*)
 
-	GOT
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         *(.vectors)
 
diff --git a/include/common/bl_common.ld.h b/include/common/bl_common.ld.h
index d9e2e015f54df100fb38806db865718201142368..5c5fe5b15e7f470a341e24284a51525d953803f0 100644
--- a/include/common/bl_common.ld.h
+++ b/include/common/bl_common.ld.h
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@
 	*(.got)						\
 	__GOT_END__ = .;
 
+#define RODATA_COMMON					\
+	RT_SVC_DESCS					\
+	FCONF_POPULATOR					\
+	PMF_SVC_DESCS					\
+	PARSER_LIB_DESCS				\
+	CPU_OPS						\
+	GOT
+
 #define STACK_SECTION					\
 	stacks (NOLOAD) : {				\
 		__STACKS_START__ = .;			\
diff --git a/plat/mediatek/mt6795/bl31.ld.S b/plat/mediatek/mt6795/bl31.ld.S
index 03a737f69752a7d4547e6774b6856432ffde956a..02d79af38b0317b2ced36deeff4bd6b0410c5dbe 100644
--- a/plat/mediatek/mt6795/bl31.ld.S
+++ b/plat/mediatek/mt6795/bl31.ld.S
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.text*)
         *(.rodata*)
 
-	RT_SVC_DESCS
-	CPU_OPS
+	RODATA_COMMON
 
         __RO_END_UNALIGNED__ = .;
         /*