diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
index 7b1b63bf06..a40663c3f6 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ CXXELFFLAGS = $(CXXFLAGS) -fno-common
 
 LDELFFLAGS = -melf32lriscv -r -e main
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CYGWIN_WINTOOL),y)
-  LDELFFLAGS += -T "${shell cygpath -w $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)gnu-elf.ld}"
+  LDELFFLAGS += -T "${shell cygpath -w $(TOPDIR)$(DELIM)binfmt$(DELIM)libelf$(DELIM)gnu-elf.ld}"
 else
-  LDELFFLAGS += -T $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)gnu-elf.ld
+  LDELFFLAGS += -T $(TOPDIR)$(DELIM)binfmt$(DELIM)libelf$(DELIM)gnu-elf.ld
 endif
 
 LDFLAGS += -nostartfiles -nodefaultlibs
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/gnu-elf.ld b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/gnu-elf.ld
deleted file mode 100644
index c1e43aa948..0000000000
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/gnu-elf.ld
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-/****************************************************************************
- * boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/gnu-elf.ld
- *
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
- * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
- * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
- * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
- * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
- * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- *
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-SECTIONS
-{
-  .text 0x00000000 :
-    {
-      _stext = . ;
-      *(.text)
-      *(.text.*)
-      *(.gnu.warning)
-      *(.stub)
-      *(.glue_7)
-      *(.glue_7t)
-      *(.jcr)
-
-      /* C++ support:  The .init and .fini sections contain specific logic
-       * to manage static constructors and destructors.
-       */
-
-      *(.gnu.linkonce.t.*)
-      *(.init)             /* Old ABI */
-      *(.fini)             /* Old ABI */
-      _etext = . ;
-    }
-
-  .rodata :
-    {
-      _srodata = . ;
-      *(.rodata)
-      *(.rodata1)
-      *(.rodata.*)
-      *(.gnu.linkonce.r*)
-      _erodata = . ;
-    }
-
-  .data :
-    {
-      _sdata = . ;
-      *(.data)
-      *(.data1)
-      *(.data.*)
-      *(.gnu.linkonce.d*)
-      . = ALIGN(4);
-      _edata = . ;
-    }
-
-  /* C++ support. For each global and static local C++ object,
-   * GCC creates a small subroutine to construct the object. Pointers
-   * to these routines (not the routines themselves) are stored as
-   * simple, linear arrays in the .ctors section of the object file.
-   * Similarly, pointers to global/static destructor routines are
-   * stored in .dtors.
-   */
-
-  .ctors :
-    {
-      _sctors = . ;
-      *(.ctors)       /* Old ABI:  Unallocated */
-      *(.init_array)  /* New ABI:  Allocated */
-      _edtors = . ;
-    }
-
-  .dtors :
-    {
-      _sdtors = . ;
-      *(.dtors)       /* Old ABI:  Unallocated */
-      *(.fini_array)  /* New ABI:  Allocated */
-      _edtors = . ;
-    }
-
-  .bss :
-    {
-      _sbss = . ;
-      *(.bss)
-      *(.bss.*)
-      *(.sbss)
-      *(.sbss.*)
-      *(.gnu.linkonce.b*)
-      *(COMMON)
-      _ebss = . ;
-    }
-
-    /* Stabs debugging sections.    */
-
-    .stab 0 : { *(.stab) }
-    .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) }
-    .stab.excl 0 : { *(.stab.excl) }
-    .stab.exclstr 0 : { *(.stab.exclstr) }
-    .stab.index 0 : { *(.stab.index) }
-    .stab.indexstr 0 : { *(.stab.indexstr) }
-    .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
-    .debug_abbrev 0 : { *(.debug_abbrev) }
-    .debug_info 0 : { *(.debug_info) }
-    .debug_line 0 : { *(.debug_line) }
-    .debug_pubnames 0 : { *(.debug_pubnames) }
-    .debug_aranges 0 : { *(.debug_aranges) }
-}