diff --git a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h
index 73a9c53..ba3e360 100644
--- a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h
+++ b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2.h
@@ -168,21 +168,28 @@
 					 _xlat_tables_count,		\
 					 _virt_addr_space_size,		\
 					 _phy_addr_space_size,		\
-					 IMAGE_XLAT_DEFAULT_REGIME)
+					 IMAGE_XLAT_DEFAULT_REGIME,	\
+					"xlat_table")
 
 /*
- * Same as REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT plus the additional parameter _xlat_regime to
- * specify the translation regime managed by this xlat_ctx_t instance. The
- * values are the one from xlat_regime_t enumeration.
+ * Same as REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT plus the additional parameters:
+ *
+ * _xlat_regime:
+ *   Specify the translation regime managed by this xlat_ctx_t instance. The
+ *   values are the one from xlat_regime_t enumeration.
+ *
+ * _section_name:
+ *   Specify the name of the section where the translation tables have to be
+ *   placed by the linker.
  */
 #define REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT2(_ctx_name, _mmap_count, _xlat_tables_count,	\
 			_virt_addr_space_size, _phy_addr_space_size,		\
-			_xlat_regime)					\
+			_xlat_regime, _section_name)				\
 	_REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT_FULL_SPEC(_ctx_name, _mmap_count,	\
 					 _xlat_tables_count,		\
 					 _virt_addr_space_size,		\
 					 _phy_addr_space_size,		\
-					 _xlat_regime)
+					 _xlat_regime, _section_name)
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * Generic translation table APIs.
diff --git a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2_helpers.h b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2_helpers.h
index 96dee1a..1be99b7 100644
--- a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2_helpers.h
+++ b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_v2_helpers.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
 #define _REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT_FULL_SPEC(_ctx_name, _mmap_count, _xlat_tables_count,	\
 			_virt_addr_space_size, _phy_addr_space_size,		\
-			_xlat_regime)					\
+			_xlat_regime, _section_name)				\
 	CASSERT(CHECK_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE(_virt_addr_space_size),		\
 		assert_invalid_virtual_addr_space_size_for_##_ctx_name);	\
 										\
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 										\
 	static uint64_t _ctx_name##_xlat_tables[_xlat_tables_count]		\
 		[XLAT_TABLE_ENTRIES]						\
-		__aligned(XLAT_TABLE_SIZE) __section("xlat_table");		\
+		__aligned(XLAT_TABLE_SIZE) __section(_section_name);		\
 										\
 	static uint64_t _ctx_name##_base_xlat_table				\
 		[GET_NUM_BASE_LEVEL_ENTRIES(_virt_addr_space_size)]		\
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/board/common/board_arm_def.h b/include/plat/arm/board/common/board_arm_def.h
index 68f4a0e..69eb727 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/board/common/board_arm_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/board/common/board_arm_def.h
@@ -90,11 +90,7 @@
  * PLAT_ARM_MAX_BL31_SIZE is calculated using the current BL31 debug size plus a
  * little space for growth.
  */
-#if ENABLE_SPM
-#define PLAT_ARM_MAX_BL31_SIZE		0x28000
-#else
 #define PLAT_ARM_MAX_BL31_SIZE		0x1D000
-#endif
 
 #ifdef AARCH32
 /*
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_spm_def.h b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_spm_def.h
index 83277a6..3f5c958 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_spm_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_spm_def.h
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
 /* Total number of memory regions with distinct properties */
 #define ARM_SP_IMAGE_NUM_MEM_REGIONS	6
 
+/*
+ * Name of the section to put the translation tables used by the S-EL1/S-EL0
+ * context of a Secure Partition.
+ */
+#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	"arm_el3_tzc_dram"
+
 /* Cookies passed to the Secure Partition at boot. Not used by ARM platforms. */
 #define PLAT_SPM_COOKIE_0		ULL(0)
 #define PLAT_SPM_COOKIE_1		ULL(0)
diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/secure_partition_setup.c b/services/std_svc/spm/secure_partition_setup.c
index 6f4b057..f1b387e 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/secure_partition_setup.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/secure_partition_setup.c
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@
 #include "spm_private.h"
 #include "spm_shim_private.h"
 
+/* Place translation tables by default along with the ones used by BL31. */
+#ifndef PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME
+#define PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME	"xlat_table"
+#endif
+
 /* Allocate and initialise the translation context for the secure partition. */
 REGISTER_XLAT_CONTEXT2(secure_partition,
 			PLAT_SP_IMAGE_MMAP_REGIONS,
 			PLAT_SP_IMAGE_MAX_XLAT_TABLES,
 			PLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE, PLAT_PHY_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE,
-			EL1_EL0_REGIME);
+			EL1_EL0_REGIME, PLAT_SP_IMAGE_XLAT_SECTION_NAME);
 
 /* Export a handle on the secure partition translation context */
 xlat_ctx_t *secure_partition_xlat_ctx_handle = &secure_partition_xlat_ctx;