diff --git a/app/app.ld b/app/app.ld
index 1e50ca92..6907bbb1 100644
--- a/app/app.ld
+++ b/app/app.ld
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 SECTIONS {
-    .apps ALIGN(8) : {
+    .apps : ALIGN(8) {
         __apps_start = .;
         KEEP (*(.apps))
         __apps_end = .;
     }
 }
-INSERT AFTER .data;
+INSERT AFTER .rodata;
diff --git a/dev/devices.ld b/dev/devices.ld
index 4222d543..115c9fe1 100644
--- a/dev/devices.ld
+++ b/dev/devices.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SECTIONS {
-    .devices ALIGN(8) : {
+    .devices : ALIGN(8) {
         __devices = .;
         KEEP (*(.devices))
         __devices_end = .;
diff --git a/dev/drivers.ld b/dev/drivers.ld
index 62b7fffc..e354cf44 100644
--- a/dev/drivers.ld
+++ b/dev/drivers.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SECTIONS {
-    .drivers : {
+    .drivers : ALIGN(8) {
         __drivers = .;
         KEEP (*(.drivers))
         __drivers_end = .;
diff --git a/include/app.h b/include/app.h
index 8fe43229..b98f924e 100644
--- a/include/app.h
+++ b/include/app.h
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ struct app_descriptor {
 	size_t stack_size;
 };
 
-#ifdef ARCH_X86_64
-#define APP_START(appname) struct app_descriptor _app_##appname __ALIGNED(8) __SECTION(".apps") = { .name = #appname,
-#else
-#define APP_START(appname) struct app_descriptor _app_##appname __SECTION(".apps") = { .name = #appname,
-#endif
+#define APP_START(appname) const struct app_descriptor _app_##appname __SECTION(".apps") = { .name = #appname,
 
 #define APP_END };
 
diff --git a/include/lib/console.h b/include/lib/console.h
index f270b3fe..4f928138 100644
--- a/include/lib/console.h
+++ b/include/lib/console.h
@@ -67,19 +67,11 @@ typedef struct _cmd_block {
 
 #define STATIC_COMMAND_START static const cmd _cmd_list[] = {
 
-#ifdef ARCH_X86_64
-#define STATIC_COMMAND_END(name) }; const cmd_block _cmd_block_##name __ALIGNED(8) __SECTION(".commands")= { NULL, sizeof(_cmd_list) / sizeof(_cmd_list[0]), _cmd_list }
-#else
 #define STATIC_COMMAND_END(name) }; const cmd_block _cmd_block_##name __SECTION(".commands")= { NULL, sizeof(_cmd_list) / sizeof(_cmd_list[0]), _cmd_list }
-#endif
 
 #define STATIC_COMMAND_START_NAMED(name) static const cmd _cmd_list_##name[] = {
 
-#ifdef ARCH_X86_64
-#define STATIC_COMMAND_END_NAMED(name) }; const cmd_block _cmd_block_##name __ALIGNED(8) __SECTION(".commands")= { NULL, sizeof(_cmd_list_##name) / sizeof(_cmd_list_##name[0]), _cmd_list_##name }
-#else
 #define STATIC_COMMAND_END_NAMED(name) }; const cmd_block _cmd_block_##name __SECTION(".commands")= { NULL, sizeof(_cmd_list_##name) / sizeof(_cmd_list_##name[0]), _cmd_list_##name }
-#endif
 
 #define STATIC_COMMAND(command_str, help_str, func) { command_str, help_str, func, CMD_AVAIL_NORMAL },
 #define STATIC_COMMAND_MASKED(command_str, help_str, func, availability_mask) { command_str, help_str, func, availability_mask },
diff --git a/include/lk/init.h b/include/lk/init.h
index 3219fdca..803a6b82 100644
--- a/include/lk/init.h
+++ b/include/lk/init.h
@@ -74,15 +74,6 @@ struct lk_init_struct {
     const char *name;
 };
 
-#ifdef ARCH_X86_64
-#define LK_INIT_HOOK_FLAGS(_name, _hook, _level, _flags) \
-    const struct lk_init_struct _init_struct_##_name __ALIGNED(8) __SECTION(".lk_init") = { \
-        .level = _level, \
-        .flags = _flags, \
-        .hook = _hook, \
-        .name = #_name, \
-    };
-#else
 #define LK_INIT_HOOK_FLAGS(_name, _hook, _level, _flags) \
     const struct lk_init_struct _init_struct_##_name __SECTION(".lk_init") = { \
         .level = _level, \
@@ -90,7 +81,6 @@ struct lk_init_struct {
         .hook = _hook, \
         .name = #_name, \
     };
-#endif
 
 #define LK_INIT_HOOK(_name, _hook, _level) \
     LK_INIT_HOOK_FLAGS(_name, _hook, _level, LK_INIT_FLAG_PRIMARY_CPU)
diff --git a/lib/console/console.ld b/lib/console/console.ld
index 3735d653..197f1dc3 100644
--- a/lib/console/console.ld
+++ b/lib/console/console.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SECTIONS {
-    .commands ALIGN(8) : {
+    .commands : ALIGN(8) {
         __commands_start = .;
         KEEP (*(.commands))
         __commands_end = .;
diff --git a/top/init.ld b/top/init.ld
index 2c5de5c2..e1f5bed4 100644
--- a/top/init.ld
+++ b/top/init.ld
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 SECTIONS {
-    .init ALIGN(8) : {
-        . = ALIGN(8);
+    .lk_init : ALIGN(8) {
         __lk_init = .;
         KEEP (*(.lk_init))
         __lk_init_end = .;