diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmse.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmse.c
index f92eba2cbd9..7c026f967c1 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmse.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/config/cmse.c
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 /* FUNCTIONS *****************************************************************/
 
+//INIT_FUNCTION
 PSECURITY_DESCRIPTOR
 NTAPI
-INIT_FUNCTION
 CmpHiveRootSecurityDescriptor(VOID)
 {
     NTSTATUS Status;
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/dbgk.h b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/dbgk.h
index fdab33e80af..4bc6f14750f 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/dbgk.h
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/dbgk.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #endif
 
 VOID
-INIT_FUNCTION
 NTAPI
 DbgkInitialize(
     VOID
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/io.h b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/io.h
index 93b945bf659..6d95f7052b0 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/io.h
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/io.h
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ IoDestroyDriverList(
 );
 
 NTSTATUS
-INIT_FUNCTION
 IopInitPlugPlayEvents(VOID);
 
 NTSTATUS
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ntoskrnl.h b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ntoskrnl.h
index 7d778862744..eb7b92fb8e3 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ntoskrnl.h
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/include/internal/ntoskrnl.h
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
 /*
  * Use these to place a function in a specific section of the executable
  */
-#define PLACE_IN_SECTION(s)	__attribute__((section (s)))
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#define INIT_FUNCTION
-#define PAGE_LOCKED_FUNCTION	PLACE_IN_SECTION("pagelk")
-#define PAGE_UNLOCKED_FUNCTION	PLACE_IN_SECTION("pagepo")
+#define INIT_SECTION __attribute__((section ("INIT")))
+#define INIT_FUNCTION INIT_SECTION
 #else
-#define INIT_FUNCTION
-#define PAGE_LOCKED_FUNCTION
-#define PAGE_UNLOCKED_FUNCTION
+#define INIT_SECTION /* Done via alloc_text for MSC */
+#define INIT_FUNCTION INIT_SECTION
 #endif
 
+
+
 #ifdef _NTOSKRNL_
 
 #ifndef _ARM_
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/driver.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/driver.c
index 2174dc29989..877fd73d5e6 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/driver.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/iomgr/driver.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ IopSuffixUnicodeString(
  */
 VOID
 FASTCALL
-INIT_FUNCTION
 IopDisplayLoadingMessage(PUNICODE_STRING ServiceName)
 {
     CHAR TextBuffer[256];
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/psmgr.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/psmgr.c
index 25934c950fa..c7f321f1a0d 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/psmgr.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/ps/psmgr.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ PspLookupKernelUserEntryPoints(VOID)
 
 NTSTATUS
 NTAPI
-INIT_FUNCTION
 PspMapSystemDll(IN PEPROCESS Process,
                 IN PVOID *DllBase,
                 IN BOOLEAN UseLargePages)
diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/win32kp.h b/reactos/win32ss/win32kp.h
index 3748da46e9f..386db09cda0 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/win32kp.h
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/win32kp.h
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#if 0
-#ifndef _MSC_VER
-#define PLACE_IN_SECTION(s) __attribute__((section(s)))
-#define INIT_FUNCTION PLACE_IN_SECTION("INIT")
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define INIT_SECTION __attribute__((section ("INIT")))
+#define INIT_FUNCTION INIT_SECTION
 #else
-#define INIT_FUNCTION
-#endif
-#else
-#define INIT_FUNCTION
+#define INIT_SECTION  /* Done via alloc_text for MSC */
+#define INIT_FUNCTION INIT_SECTION
 #endif
 
 /* Enable debugging features */