diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 1d9e813748..b20e3b7318 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ 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 4ac275381b..da79ba2f73 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/project.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ 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()