diff --git a/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds b/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
index 51cfbd33..89d2f62a 100644
--- a/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
+++ b/src/arch/i386/scripts/i386.lds
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ SECTIONS {
 	*(.data)
 	*(.data.*)
 
-	/* Various tables */
+	/* Various tables.  See include/tables.h for an explanation. */
+	*(SORT(.tbl.*))	
+
+
 	device_drivers = .;
 	*(.drivers.device)
 	device_drivers_end = .;
@@ -154,15 +157,9 @@ SECTIONS {
 	type_drivers = .;
 	*(.drivers.type)
 	type_drivers_end = .;
-	console_drivers = .;
-	*(.drivers.console)
-	console_drivers_end = .;
 	post_reloc_fns = .;
 	*(SORT(.post_reloc_fns.*))
 	post_reloc_fns_end = .;
-	init_fns = .;
-	*(SORT(.init_fns.*))
-	init_fns_end = .;
 
 	_progbits_end = .;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/console.c b/src/core/console.c
index 6e92cb54..2fbf8638 100644
--- a/src/core/console.c
+++ b/src/core/console.c
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
  */
 #include "bios.h"
 
-extern struct console_driver console_drivers[];
-extern struct console_driver console_drivers_end[];
+static struct console_driver console_drivers[0] __table_start ( console );
+static struct console_driver console_drivers_end[0] __table_end ( console );
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * putchar : write a single character to each console
diff --git a/src/include/console.h b/src/include/console.h
index 55ce7309..146fd9c3 100644
--- a/src/include/console.h
+++ b/src/include/console.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "stdint.h"
 #include "vsprintf.h"
+#include "tables.h"
 
 /*
  * Consoles that cannot be used before their INIT_FN() has completed
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ struct console_driver {
 };
 
 #define __console_driver \
-	__attribute__ (( used, __section__ ( ".drivers.console" ) ))
+	__attribute__ (( used, __table_section ( console, 01 ) ))
 
 /* Function prototypes */