diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
index d2f9441f5d..facbf63f55 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32/bootloader.ld
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c2/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c2/bootloader.ld
index dcf0d0e3eb..01be5ff6a1 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c2/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c2/bootloader.ld
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
index c59612a3a7..b7c8685ef1 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c3/bootloader.ld
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c5/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c5/bootloader.ld
index ff8cb2b93e..9738e41bda 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c5/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c5/bootloader.ld
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c6/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c6/bootloader.ld
index 1c32b2e72c..2b4daa233f 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c6/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c6/bootloader.ld
@@ -278,6 +278,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c61/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c61/bootloader.ld
index 0116028328..cadd0fad16 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c61/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32c61/bootloader.ld
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h2/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h2/bootloader.ld
index 8f97b5b40e..c2acf37df6 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h2/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h2/bootloader.ld
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h21/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h21/bootloader.ld
index ed787d756b..9774dbfac4 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h21/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h21/bootloader.ld
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h4/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h4/bootloader.ld
index 416756114a..093a7a8b78 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h4/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32h4/bootloader.ld
@@ -269,6 +269,20 @@ SECTIONS
    * And so forth...
    */
   /DISCARD/ : { *(.rela.*) }
+
+  /**
+   * This section is not included in the binary image; it is only present in the ELF file.
+   * It is used to keep certain symbols in the ELF file.
+   */
+  .noload 0 (INFO) :
+  {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
+    _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
+    _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32p4/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32p4/bootloader.ld
index edb3378972..d3941b7e44 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32p4/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32p4/bootloader.ld
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
index 076472974b..9bde08ceed 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s2/bootloader.ld
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld
index dad1ba40af..90514a6a7a 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld
+++ b/components/bootloader/subproject/main/ld/esp32s3/bootloader.ld
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ SECTIONS
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     _noload_keep_in_elf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/components/esp_system/ld/elf_misc.ld.in b/components/esp_system/ld/elf_misc.ld.in
index d9891a34e8..74ce86bf03 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/ld/elf_misc.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp_system/ld/elf_misc.ld.in
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
    */
   .noload 0 (INFO) :
   {
+    /* Reserve first 4 bytes as zero for vars pointed to NULL */
+    . = 0;
+    LONG(0);
     _noload_keep_in_elf_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     KEEP(*(.noload_keep_in_elf .noload_keep_in_elf.*))
     mapping[noload_keep_in_elf]