diff --git a/experiments/link.x b/experiments/link.x
index 2d17193..4559fe9 100644
--- a/experiments/link.x
+++ b/experiments/link.x
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ SECTIONS
     .bss (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4)
     {
         __bss_start = .;
-        KEEP(*(.bss.l1_table));
         *(.bss .bss.*);
         . = ALIGN(4);
         __bss_end = .;
diff --git a/libcortex_a9/src/mmu.rs b/libcortex_a9/src/mmu.rs
index 498884d..b93c609 100644
--- a/libcortex_a9/src/mmu.rs
+++ b/libcortex_a9/src/mmu.rs
@@ -94,14 +94,11 @@ impl L1Entry {
 }
 
 const L1_TABLE_SIZE: usize = 4096;
-#[doc(hidden)]
-#[link_section = ".bss.l1_table"]
-#[no_mangle]
-pub static mut l1_table: L1Table = L1Table {
+static mut l1_table: L1Table = L1Table {
     table: [L1Entry(0); L1_TABLE_SIZE]
 };
 
-#[repr(align(16384))]
+#[repr(C, align(16384))]
 pub struct L1Table {
     table: [L1Entry; L1_TABLE_SIZE]
 }