diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/lib b/components/esp_wifi/lib
index 057749197b..a374dbe1a8 160000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/lib
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/lib
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 057749197b1cebb2da34e2c2a81096149eb6ecca
+Subproject commit a374dbe1a8dad21af8db3642cd3c89ea63c48afc
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_wifi/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 049a1ec682..a4d99b95b4 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,31 +7,3 @@ idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS ${srcdirs}
                        INCLUDE_DIRS . ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
                        REQUIRES unity test_utils nvs_flash ulp esp_common
                       )
-
-idf_component_get_property(esp_wifi_dir esp_wifi COMPONENT_DIR)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi_os_adapter.h
-file(MD5 ${esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_private/wifi_os_adapter.h WIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5)
-string(SUBSTRING "${WIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5}" 0 7 WIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi_crypto_types.h
-file(MD5 ${esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi_crypto_types.h WIFI_CRYPTO_MD5)
-string(SUBSTRING "${WIFI_CRYPTO_MD5}" 0 7 WIFI_CRYPTO_MD5)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_coexist_adapter.h
-file(MD5 ${esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_coexist_adapter.h COEX_ADAPTER_MD5)
-string(SUBSTRING "${COEX_ADAPTER_MD5}" 0 7 COEX_ADAPTER_MD5)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi_types.h
-file(MD5 ${esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi_types.h WIFI_TYPE_MD5)
-string(SUBSTRING "${WIFI_TYPE_MD5}" 0 7 WIFI_TYPE_MD5)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi.h
-file(MD5 ${esp_wifi_dir}/include/esp_wifi.h WIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5)
-string(SUBSTRING "${WIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5}" 0 7 WIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5)
-
-add_definitions(-DWIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5=\"${WIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5}\")
-add_definitions(-DWIFI_CRYPTO_MD5=\"${WIFI_CRYPTO_MD5}\")
-add_definitions(-DCOEX_ADAPTER_MD5=\"${COEX_ADAPTER_MD5}\")
-add_definitions(-DWIFI_TYPE_MD5=\"${WIFI_TYPE_MD5}\")
-add_definitions(-DWIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5=\"${WIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5}\")
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test/component.mk b/components/esp_wifi/test/component.mk
index 3c4a6bb67a..f5f63e41e3 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/test/component.mk
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/test/component.mk
@@ -6,23 +6,3 @@ COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--whole-archive -l$(COMPONENT_NAME) -Wl,--no-whole-a
 
 COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := .
 COMPONENT_SRCDIRS += esp32
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi_os_adapter.h
-WIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5_VAL=\"$(shell md5sum $(IDF_PATH)/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_private/wifi_os_adapter.h | cut -c 1-7)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DWIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5=$(WIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5_VAL)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi_crypto_types.h
-WIFI_CRYPTO_MD5_VAL=\"$(shell md5sum $(IDF_PATH)/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_crypto_types.h | cut -c 1-7)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DWIFI_CRYPTO_MD5=$(WIFI_CRYPTO_MD5_VAL)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_coexist_adapter.h
-COEX_ADAPTER_MD5_VAL=\"$(shell md5sum $(IDF_PATH)/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_coexist_adapter.h | cut -c 1-7)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DCOEX_ADAPTER_MD5=$(COEX_ADAPTER_MD5_VAL)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi_types.h
-WIFI_TYPE_MD5_VAL=\"$(shell md5sum $(IDF_PATH)/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types.h | cut -c 1-7)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DWIFI_TYPE_MD5=$(WIFI_TYPE_MD5_VAL)
-
-# Calculate MD5 value of header file esp_wifi.h
-WIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5_VAL=\"$(shell md5sum $(IDF_PATH)/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h | cut -c 1-7)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DWIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5=$(WIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5_VAL)
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test/test_header_files_md5.c b/components/esp_wifi/test/test_header_files_md5.c
deleted file mode 100644
index eb431051ac..0000000000
--- a/components/esp_wifi/test/test_header_files_md5.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/*
- Tests for the Wi-Fi
-*/
-#include "unity.h"
-#include "esp_log.h"
-#include "esp_private/wifi.h"
-#include "esp_coexist_internal.h"
-
-static const char* TAG = "test_header_files_md5";
-
-TEST_CASE("wifi os adapter MD5","[wifi]")
-{    
-    const char *test_wifi_os_funcs_md5 = WIFI_OS_ADAPTER_MD5;
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test esp_wifi_os_adapter.h MD5...");
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_internal_osi_funcs_md5_check(test_wifi_os_funcs_md5));
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test passed...");
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("wifi crypto types MD5","[wifi]")
-{   
-    const char *test_wifi_crypto_funcs_md5 = WIFI_CRYPTO_MD5;
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test esp_wifi_crypto_types.h MD5...");
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_internal_crypto_funcs_md5_check(test_wifi_crypto_funcs_md5));
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test passed...");
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("coexist adapter MD5","[coex]")
-{
-    const char *test_coex_adapter_funcs_md5 = COEX_ADAPTER_MD5;
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test esp_coexist_adapter.h MD5...");
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_coex_adapter_funcs_md5_check(test_coex_adapter_funcs_md5));
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test passed...");
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("wifi type MD5","[wifi]")
-{
-    const char *test_wifi_type_md5 = WIFI_TYPE_MD5;
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test esp_wifi_types.h MD5...");
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_internal_wifi_type_md5_check(test_wifi_type_md5));
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test passed...");
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("esp wifi MD5","[wifi]")
-{
-    const char *test_esp_wifi_md5 = WIFI_ESP_WIFI_MD5;
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test esp_wifi.h MD5...");
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_internal_esp_wifi_md5_check(test_esp_wifi_md5));
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test passed...");
-}
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh b/components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..28a72beada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ -z "${IDF_PATH:-}" ]; then
+    echo "IDF_PATH must be set before running this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${IDF_TARGET:-}" ]; then
+    echo "IDF_TARGET must be set before running this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+case $IDF_TARGET in
+    esp32)
+        PREFIX=xtensa-esp32-elf-
+        LIB_DIR=esp32
+        ;;
+    esp32s2beta)
+        PREFIX=xtensa-esp32s2-elf-
+        LIB_DIR=esp32s2beta
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Invalid IDF_TARGET value: \"${IDF_TARGET}\""
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+ELF_FILE=test.elf
+
+${PREFIX}ld --unresolved-symbols=ignore-all --entry 0 -o ${ELF_FILE} \
+    -u g_esp_wifi_md5 \
+    -u g_wifi_crypto_funcs_md5 \
+    -u g_wifi_type_md5 \
+    -u g_wifi_osi_funcs_md5 \
+    -u g_coex_adapter_funcs_md5 \
+    -u g_wifi_supplicant_funcs_md5 \
+    ${IDF_PATH}/components/esp_wifi/lib/${LIB_DIR}/*.a
+
+FAILURES=0
+
+function check_md5()
+{
+    FILENAME=$1
+    SYMBOL=$2
+
+    GDB_COMMAND="printf \"%s\\n\", (const char*) ${SYMBOL}"
+    MD5_FROM_LIB=$(${PREFIX}gdb -n -batch ${ELF_FILE} -ex "${GDB_COMMAND}")
+    MD5_FROM_HEADER=$(md5sum ${FILENAME} | cut -c 1-7)
+
+    echo "Checking ${FILENAME}:"
+    echo "  ${MD5_FROM_HEADER} - from header file"
+    echo "  ${MD5_FROM_LIB} - from library"
+    if [ "${MD5_FROM_LIB}" != "${MD5_FROM_HEADER}" ]; then
+        echo "  error: MD5 mismatch!"
+        FAILURES=$(($FAILURES+1))
+    fi
+}
+
+echo "Checking libraries for target ${IDF_TARGET}..."
+check_md5 ${IDF_PATH}/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi.h g_esp_wifi_md5
+check_md5 ${IDF_PATH}/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_private/wifi_os_adapter.h g_wifi_osi_funcs_md5
+check_md5 ${IDF_PATH}/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_crypto_types.h g_wifi_crypto_funcs_md5
+check_md5 ${IDF_PATH}/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_types.h g_wifi_type_md5
+check_md5 ${IDF_PATH}/components/esp_wifi/include/esp_coexist_adapter.h g_coex_adapter_funcs_md5
+check_md5 ${IDF_PATH}/components/wpa_supplicant/src/esp_supplicant/esp_wifi_driver.h g_wifi_supplicant_funcs_md5
+
+if [ $FAILURES -gt 0 ]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/test/component.mk b/components/wpa_supplicant/test/component.mk
index 21e03c8dbe..5ae5271d57 100644
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/test/component.mk
+++ b/components/wpa_supplicant/test/component.mk
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := .
 
 COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS = -Wl,--whole-archive -l$(COMPONENT_NAME) -Wl,--no-whole-archive
 
-WIFI_SUPPLICANT_MD5_VAL=\"$(shell md5sum $(IDF_PATH)/components/wpa_supplicant/src/esp_supplicant/esp_wifi_driver.h | cut -c 1-7)\"
-CFLAGS+=-DWIFI_SUPPLICANT_MD5=$(WIFI_SUPPLICANT_MD5_VAL) -DCONFIG_WPA3_SAE
+CFLAGS+= -DCONFIG_WPA3_SAE
diff --git a/components/wpa_supplicant/test/test_header_files_md5.c b/components/wpa_supplicant/test/test_header_files_md5.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 179227c7e2..0000000000
--- a/components/wpa_supplicant/test/test_header_files_md5.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- Tests for the Wi-Fi
-*/
-#include "unity.h"
-#include "esp_log.h"
-#include "utils/common.h"
-#include "esp_supplicant/esp_wifi_driver.h"
-
-static const char* TAG = "test_header_files_md5";
-
-TEST_CASE("wifi supplicant header files MD5","[wpa_supplicant]")
-{    
-    const char *test_wifi_supplicant_header_md5 = WIFI_SUPPLICANT_MD5;
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test wifi supplicant MD5...");
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_internal_supplicant_header_md5_check(test_wifi_supplicant_header_md5));
-
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "test passed...");
-}
-
diff --git a/tools/ci/config/check.yml b/tools/ci/config/check.yml
index 7498b54cb4..23746404ba 100644
--- a/tools/ci/config/check.yml
+++ b/tools/ci/config/check.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ check_submodule_sync:
     - git submodule update --recursive
     - echo "IDF was cloned from ${PUBLIC_IDF_URL} completely"
 
+check_wifi_lib_md5:
+  extends: .check_job_template
+  tags:
+    - build
+  dependencies: []
+  script:
+    - tools/idf_tools.py --non-interactive install && eval "$(tools/idf_tools.py --non-interactive export)"
+    - git submodule update --init components/esp_wifi/lib
+    - IDF_TARGET=esp32 $IDF_PATH/components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh
+    - IDF_TARGET=esp32s2beta $IDF_PATH/components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh
+
 check_artifacts_expire_time:
   extends: .check_job_template
   script:
diff --git a/tools/ci/executable-list.txt b/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
index 8c7f1f5878..53795a4899 100644
--- a/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/executable-list.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 components/app_update/otatool.py
 components/efuse/efuse_table_gen.py
 components/efuse/test_efuse_host/efuse_tests.py
+components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh
 components/espcoredump/espcoredump.py
 components/espcoredump/test/test_espcoredump.py
 components/espcoredump/test/test_espcoredump.sh