diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h
index 90813a16f5..ed23aac6b5 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_sleep.h
@@ -477,6 +477,11 @@ typedef void (*esp_deep_sleep_wake_stub_fn_t)(void);
  */
 void esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub(esp_deep_sleep_wake_stub_fn_t new_stub);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Set wake stub entry to default `esp_wake_stub_entry`
+ */
+void esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub_default_entry(void);
+
 /**
  * @brief Get current wake from deep sleep stub
  * @return Return current wake from deep sleep stub, or NULL if
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c
index f97991241b..d2f36ee43a 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modes.c
@@ -263,6 +263,19 @@ static void __attribute__((section(".rtc.entry.text"))) esp_wake_stub_entry(void
 #endif
 
 }
+
+void RTC_IRAM_ATTR esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub_default_entry(void)
+{
+    extern char _rtc_text_start[];
+#if CONFIG_ESP32S3_RTCDATA_IN_FAST_MEM
+    extern char _rtc_noinit_end[];
+    size_t rtc_fast_length = (size_t)_rtc_noinit_end - (size_t)_rtc_text_start;
+#else
+    extern char _rtc_force_fast_end[];
+    size_t rtc_fast_length = (size_t)_rtc_force_fast_end - (size_t)_rtc_text_start;
+#endif
+    esp_rom_set_rtc_wake_addr((esp_rom_wake_func_t)esp_wake_stub_entry, rtc_fast_length);
+}
 #endif // SOC_PM_SUPPORT_DEEPSLEEP_CHECK_STUB_ONLY
 
 /* Wake from deep sleep stub
@@ -281,7 +294,13 @@ esp_deep_sleep_wake_stub_fn_t esp_get_deep_sleep_wake_stub(void)
     return stub_ptr;
 }
 
-void esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub(esp_deep_sleep_wake_stub_fn_t new_stub)
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+/* APP core of esp32 can't access to RTC FAST MEMORY, do not define it with RTC_IRAM_ATTR */
+void
+#else
+void RTC_IRAM_ATTR
+#endif
+esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub(esp_deep_sleep_wake_stub_fn_t new_stub)
 {
 #if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_DEEPSLEEP_CHECK_STUB_ONLY
     wake_stub_fn_handler = new_stub;
@@ -548,15 +567,7 @@ static uint32_t IRAM_ATTR esp_sleep_start(uint32_t pd_flags, esp_sleep_mode_t mo
 #endif
 
 #if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_DEEPSLEEP_CHECK_STUB_ONLY
-        extern char _rtc_text_start[];
-#if CONFIG_ESP32S3_RTCDATA_IN_FAST_MEM
-        extern char _rtc_noinit_end[];
-        size_t rtc_fast_length = (size_t)_rtc_noinit_end - (size_t)_rtc_text_start;
-#else
-        extern char _rtc_force_fast_end[];
-        size_t rtc_fast_length = (size_t)_rtc_force_fast_end - (size_t)_rtc_text_start;
-#endif
-        esp_rom_set_rtc_wake_addr((esp_rom_wake_func_t)esp_wake_stub_entry, rtc_fast_length);
+    esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub_default_entry();
     // Enter Deep Sleep
 #if SOC_PMU_SUPPORTED
         result = call_rtc_sleep_start(reject_triggers, config.power.hp_sys.dig_power.mem_dslp, deep_sleep);
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_wake_stub.c b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_wake_stub.c
index 29779160d7..7c49241ba9 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_wake_stub.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_wake_stub.c
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@
 
 void RTC_IRAM_ATTR esp_wake_stub_sleep(esp_deep_sleep_wake_stub_fn_t new_stub)
 {
-#if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_DEEPSLEEP_CHECK_STUB_ONLY
-    extern char _rtc_text_start[];
-    #if CONFIG_ESP32S3_RTCDATA_IN_FAST_MEM
-    extern char _rtc_noinit_end[];
-    size_t rtc_fast_length = (size_t)_rtc_noinit_end - (size_t)_rtc_text_start;
-    #else
-    extern char _rtc_force_fast_end[];
-    size_t rtc_fast_length = (size_t)_rtc_force_fast_end - (size_t)_rtc_text_start;
-    #endif // CONFIG_ESP32S3_RTCDATA_IN_FAST_MEM
-    esp_rom_set_rtc_wake_addr((esp_rom_wake_func_t)new_stub, rtc_fast_length);
-#else
-    // Set the pointer of the wake stub function.
+
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+    // Since the app core of esp32 does not support access to RTC_FAST_MEMORY,
+    // `esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub` is not declared in RTC_FAST_MEMORY,
+    // so we cannot call it here
     REG_WRITE(RTC_ENTRY_ADDR_REG, (uint32_t)new_stub);
+#else
+    esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub(new_stub);
+#endif
+
+#if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_DEEPSLEEP_CHECK_STUB_ONLY
+    esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub_default_entry();
+#else
     set_rtc_memory_crc();
 #endif // SOC_PM_SUPPORT_DEEPSLEEP_CHECK_STUB_MEM
 
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32c6/rom/rtc.h b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32c6/rom/rtc.h
index 3fba551945..6a046fa25a 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32c6/rom/rtc.h
+++ b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32c6/rom/rtc.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ typedef void (* esp_rom_wake_func_t)(void);
   * @brief Read stored RTC wake function address
   *
   * Returns pointer to wake address if a value is set in RTC registers, and stored length & CRC all valid.
+  * valid means that both stored stub length and stored wake function address are four-byte aligned non-zero values
+  * and the crc check passes
   *
   * @param  None
   *
@@ -191,8 +193,11 @@ esp_rom_wake_func_t esp_rom_get_rtc_wake_addr(void);
   * Set a new RTC wake address function. If a non-NULL function pointer is set then the function
   * memory is calculated and stored also.
   *
-  * @param entry_addr Address of function. If NULL, length is ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
-  * @param length of function in RTC fast memory. cannot be larger than RTC Fast memory size.
+  * @param entry_addr Address of function. should be 4-bytes aligned otherwise it will not start from the stub after wake from deepsleep，
+  *                   if NULL length will be ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
+  *
+  * @param length length of function in RTC fast memory. should be less than RTC Fast memory size and aligned to 4-bytes.
+  *               otherwise all registers are cleared to 0.
   *
   * @return None
   */
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h2/rom/rtc.h b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h2/rom/rtc.h
index 4bfa6b7533..1a89e39891 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h2/rom/rtc.h
+++ b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h2/rom/rtc.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ typedef void (* esp_rom_wake_func_t)(void);
   * @brief Read stored RTC wake function address
   *
   * Returns pointer to wake address if a value is set in RTC registers, and stored length & CRC all valid.
+  * valid means that both stored stub length and stored wake function address are four-byte aligned non-zero values
+  * and the crc check passes
   *
   * @param  None
   *
@@ -188,8 +190,11 @@ esp_rom_wake_func_t esp_rom_get_rtc_wake_addr(void);
   * Set a new RTC wake address function. If a non-NULL function pointer is set then the function
   * memory is calculated and stored also.
   *
-  * @param entry_addr Address of function. If NULL, length is ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
-  * @param length of function in RTC fast memory. cannot be larger than RTC Fast memory size.
+  * @param entry_addr Address of function. should be 4-bytes aligned otherwise it will not start from the stub after wake from deepsleep，
+  *                   if NULL length will be ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
+  *
+  * @param length length of function in RTC fast memory. should be less than RTC Fast memory size and aligned to 4-bytes.
+  *               otherwise all registers are cleared to 0.
   *
   * @return None
   */
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h4/rom/rtc.h b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h4/rom/rtc.h
index 8499f1b052..ed529a5e40 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h4/rom/rtc.h
+++ b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32h4/rom/rtc.h
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ typedef void (* esp_rom_wake_func_t)(void);
   * @brief Read stored RTC wake function address
   *
   * Returns pointer to wake address if a value is set in RTC registers, and stored length & CRC all valid.
+  * valid means that both stored stub length and stored wake function address are four-byte aligned non-zero values
+  * and the crc check passes
   *
   * @param  None
   *
@@ -188,8 +190,11 @@ esp_rom_wake_func_t esp_rom_get_rtc_wake_addr(void);
   * Set a new RTC wake address function. If a non-NULL function pointer is set then the function
   * memory is calculated and stored also.
   *
-  * @param entry_addr Address of function. If NULL, length is ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
-  * @param length of function in RTC fast memory. cannot be larger than RTC Fast memory size.
+  * @param entry_addr Address of function. should be 4-bytes aligned otherwise it will not start from the stub after wake from deepsleep，
+  *                   if NULL length will be ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
+  *
+  * @param length length of function in RTC fast memory. should be less than RTC Fast memory size and aligned to 4-bytes.
+  *               otherwise all registers are cleared to 0.
   *
   * @return None
   */
diff --git a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32s3/rom/rtc.h b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32s3/rom/rtc.h
index 168ca7997a..daa6ff0eec 100644
--- a/components/esp_rom/include/esp32s3/rom/rtc.h
+++ b/components/esp_rom/include/esp32s3/rom/rtc.h
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ typedef void (* esp_rom_wake_func_t)(void);
   * @brief Read stored RTC wake function address
   *
   * Returns pointer to wake address if a value is set in RTC registers, and stored length & CRC all valid.
+  * valid means that both stored stub length and stored wake function address are four-byte aligned non-zero values
+  * and the crc check passes
   *
   * @param  None
   *
@@ -186,8 +188,11 @@ esp_rom_wake_func_t esp_rom_get_rtc_wake_addr(void);
   * Set a new RTC wake address function. If a non-NULL function pointer is set then the function
   * memory is calculated and stored also.
   *
-  * @param entry_addr Address of function. If NULL, length is ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
-  * @param length of function in RTC fast memory. cannot be larger than RTC Fast memory size.
+  * @param entry_addr Address of function. should be 4-bytes aligned otherwise it will not start from the stub after wake from deepsleep，
+  *                   if NULL length will be ignored and all registers are cleared to 0.
+  *
+  * @param length length of function in RTC fast memory. should be less than RTC Fast memory size and aligned to 4-bytes.
+  *               otherwise all registers are cleared to 0.
   *
   * @return None
   */
diff --git a/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/rtc_wake_stub_example.c b/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/rtc_wake_stub_example.c
index 6ae8c4156c..628af418c1 100644
--- a/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/rtc_wake_stub_example.c
+++ b/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/rtc_wake_stub_example.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const uint32_t s_max_count = 20;
 static uint32_t wakeup_cause;
 
 // wake up stub function stored in RTC memory
-void __attribute__((aligned(4))) wake_stub_example(void)
+void wake_stub_example(void)
 {
     // Get wakeup cause.
     wakeup_cause = esp_wake_stub_get_wakeup_cause();
diff --git a/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/wake_stub_example_main.c b/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/wake_stub_example_main.c
index 47e49bc939..59262477b4 100644
--- a/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/wake_stub_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/system/deep_sleep_wake_stub/main/wake_stub_example_main.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ void app_main(void)
     rtc_gpio_isolate(GPIO_NUM_12);
 #endif
 
-    // Set the wake stub function
     esp_set_deep_sleep_wake_stub(&wake_stub_example);
 
     printf("Entering deep sleep\n");