diff --git a/codegen.c b/codegen.c
index 256f7f4..7ac676f 100644
--- a/codegen.c
+++ b/codegen.c
@@ -3940,9 +3940,9 @@ static void emit_symbol(Obj *var) {
     println("  .globl \"%s\"", asm_name(var));
 
   if (var->alias_name)
-    println("  .set \"%s\", %.*s", var->name, var->alias_name->len, var->alias_name->loc);
+    println("  .set \"%s\", \"%s\"", var->name, var->alias_name);
 
-  char *vis_mode = var->visibility ? var->visibility->tval->str : opt_visibility;
+  char *vis_mode = var->visibility ? var->visibility : opt_visibility;
   if (vis_mode && (!strcmp(vis_mode, "hidden") ||
     !strcmp(vis_mode, "internal") || !strcmp(vis_mode, "protected")))
     println("  .%s \"%s\"", vis_mode, asm_name(var));
@@ -3967,7 +3967,7 @@ static void emit_data(Obj *var) {
   bool use_rodata = !opt_fpic && is_const_var(var);
 
   if (var->section_name)
-    Printstrf("  .section \"%s\"", var->section_name->tval->str);
+    Printstrf("  .section \"%s\"", var->section_name);
   else if (var->is_tls)
     Printstrf("  .section .%s", var->init_data ? "tdata" : "tbss");
   else if (use_rodata)
diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index b734db1..7ff8843 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ typedef struct {
   bool is_weak;
   bool local_only;
   Obj *cleanup_fn;
-  Token *alias;
-  Token *section;
-  Token *visibility;
+  char *alias;
+  char *section;
+  char *visibility;
   int align;
 } VarAttr;
 
@@ -562,54 +562,43 @@ static void attr_weak(Token *loc, bool *b, TokenKind kind) {
   bool_attr("weak", loc, b, kind);
 }
 
-static void str_attr(char *name, Token *loc, Token **t, TokenKind kind) {
+static void str_attr(char *name, Token *loc, char **str, TokenKind kind) {
+  if (*str)
+    return;
   for (Token *tok = loc->attr_next; tok; tok = tok->attr_next) {
     if (tok->kind == kind && equal_ext(tok, name)) {
-      *t = str_tok(&(Token *){0}, skip(tok->next, "("));
+      Token *tok2;
+      *str = str_tok(&tok2, skip(tok->next, "("))->tval->str;
+      skip(tok2, ")");
       return;
     }
   }
 }
 
-static void attr_alias(Token *loc, Token **str_tok, TokenKind kind) {
-  if (!*str_tok)
-    str_attr("alias", loc, str_tok, kind);
-}
-
-static void attr_section(Token *loc, Token **str_tok, TokenKind kind) {
-  if (!*str_tok)
-    str_attr("section", loc, str_tok, kind);
-}
-
-static void attr_visibility(Token *loc, Token **str_tok, TokenKind kind) {
-  if (!*str_tok)
-    str_attr("visibility", loc, str_tok, kind);
-}
-
 static void tyspec_attr(Token *tok, VarAttr *attr, TokenKind kind) {
-  attr_alias(tok, &attr->alias, kind);
   attr_aligned(tok, &attr->align, kind);
   attr_cleanup(tok, &attr->cleanup_fn, kind);
-  attr_section(tok, &attr->section, kind);
-  attr_visibility(tok, &attr->visibility, kind);
   attr_weak(tok, &attr->is_weak, kind);
+  str_attr("alias", tok, &attr->alias, kind);
+  str_attr("section", tok, &attr->section, kind);
+  str_attr("visibility", tok, &attr->visibility, kind);
 }
 
 static void symbol_attr(Obj *var, VarAttr *attr, Token *name, Token *tok) {
   var->alias_name = attr->alias;
-  attr_alias(name, &var->alias_name, TK_ATTR);
-  attr_alias(name->next, &var->alias_name, TK_BATTR);
-  attr_alias(tok, &var->alias_name, TK_ATTR);
+  str_attr("alias", name, &var->alias_name, TK_ATTR);
+  str_attr("alias", name->next, &var->alias_name, TK_BATTR);
+  str_attr("alias", tok, &var->alias_name, TK_ATTR);
 
   var->section_name = attr->section;
-  attr_section(name, &var->section_name, TK_ATTR);
-  attr_section(name->next, &var->section_name, TK_BATTR);
-  attr_section(tok, &var->section_name, TK_ATTR);
+  str_attr("section", name, &var->section_name, TK_ATTR);
+  str_attr("section", name->next, &var->section_name, TK_BATTR);
+  str_attr("section", tok, &var->section_name, TK_ATTR);
 
   var->visibility = attr->visibility;
-  attr_visibility(name, &var->visibility, TK_ATTR);
-  attr_visibility(name->next, &var->visibility, TK_BATTR);
-  attr_visibility(tok, &var->visibility, TK_ATTR);
+  str_attr("visibility", name, &var->visibility, TK_ATTR);
+  str_attr("visibility", name->next, &var->visibility, TK_BATTR);
+  str_attr("visibility", tok, &var->visibility, TK_ATTR);
 
   var->is_weak = attr->is_weak;
   attr_weak(name, &var->is_weak, TK_ATTR);
diff --git a/slimcc.h b/slimcc.h
index 83cfcc1..a76a185 100644
--- a/slimcc.h
+++ b/slimcc.h
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ struct Obj {
   bool is_static;
   bool is_weak;
   Obj *static_lvars;
-  Token *alias_name;
-  Token *visibility;
+  char *alias_name;
+  char *visibility;
 
   // Global variable
   bool is_tentative;
   bool is_tls;
-  Token *section_name;
+  char *section_name;
   char *init_data;
   Relocation *rel;