diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index c0421160b9..6d8e8d429c 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ mainmenu "Espressif IoT Development Framework Configuration"
             config COMPILER_ORPHAN_SECTIONS_WARNING
                 bool "Place with warning"
                 help
-                    Places orphan sections without a warning message.
+                    Places orphan sections with a warning message.
 
             config COMPILER_ORPHAN_SECTIONS_PLACE
                 bool "Place silently"
diff --git a/tools/cmake/project.cmake b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
index d5e3da9455..a1986a93f8 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/project.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ macro(project project_name)
             # Do not print RWX segment warnings
             target_link_options(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,--no-warn-rwx-segments")
         endif()
-        if(CONFIG_ESP_ORPHAN_SECTION_WARNING)
+        if(CONFIG_COMPILER_ORPHAN_SECTIONS_WARNING)
             # Print warnings if orphan sections are found
             target_link_options(${project_elf} PRIVATE "-Wl,--orphan-handling=warn")
         endif()