diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_flash.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
index ae05e4481c..b9a6f62165 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ SECTIONS
     *libarch.a:esp32_spiflash.*(.bss  .bss.*  COMMON)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >dram0_0_seg
 
-    /* Uninitialized .bss */
+  .noinit (NOLOAD):
+  {
+    /* This section contains data that is not initialized during load,
+     * or during the application's initialization sequence.
+     */
 
     *(.noinit)
   } >dram0_0_seg
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_iram.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
index fb5d88e8f5..410c6cbe7d 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >dram0_0_seg
 
-    /* Uninitialized .bss */
+  .noinit (NOLOAD):
+  {
+    /* This section contains data that is not initialized during load,
+     * or during the application's initialization sequence.
+     */
 
     *(.noinit)
   } >dram0_0_seg
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
index 36ca15d7ec..16a9c106ce 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
@@ -97,8 +97,13 @@ SECTIONS
     *libarch.a:esp32_spiflash.*(.bss  .bss.*  COMMON)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >dram0_0_seg
 
-    /* Uninitialized .bss */
+  .noinit (NOLOAD):
+  {
+    /* This section contains data that is not initialized during load,
+     * or during the application's initialization sequence.
+     */
 
     *(.noinit)
   } >dram0_0_seg
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
index cb543aef63..06a79a40e9 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-ethernet-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >dram0_0_seg
 
-    /* Uninitialized .bss */
+  .noinit (NOLOAD):
+  {
+    /* This section contains data that is not initialized during load,
+     * or during the application's initialization sequence.
+     */
 
     *(.noinit)
   } >dram0_0_seg
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
index 20d81352d5..ac02d69dc4 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_flash.ld
@@ -97,8 +97,13 @@ SECTIONS
     *libarch.a:esp32_spiflash.*(.bss  .bss.*  COMMON)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >dram0_0_seg
 
-    /* Uninitialized .bss */
+  .noinit (NOLOAD):
+  {
+    /* This section contains data that is not initialized during load,
+     * or during the application's initialization sequence.
+     */
 
     *(.noinit)
   } >dram0_0_seg
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
index 137d460999..27b6042e20 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-wrover-kit/scripts/esp32_iram.ld
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ SECTIONS
     *(COMMON)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } >dram0_0_seg
 
-    /* Uninitialized .bss */
+  .noinit (NOLOAD):
+  {
+    /* This section contains data that is not initialized during load,
+     * or during the application's initialization sequence.
+     */
 
     *(.noinit)
   } >dram0_0_seg