diff --git a/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c b/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
index d80d8498fb..c0358902e5 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_extram_add_to_heap_allocator(void)
     ESP_EARLY_LOGI(TAG, "Adding pool of %dK of PSRAM memory to heap allocator",
                    (s_psram_ctx.regions_to_heap[PSRAM_MEM_8BIT_ALIGNED].size + s_psram_ctx.regions_to_heap[PSRAM_MEM_32BIT_ALIGNED].size) / 1024);
 
+    // To allow using the page alignment gaps created while mapping the flash segments,
+    // the alignment gaps must be configured with correct memory protection configurations.
+#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
     // Here, SOC_MMU_DI_VADDR_SHARED is necessary because, for the targets that have separate data and instruction virtual address spaces,
     // the SPIRAM gap created due to the alignment needed while placing the instruction segment in the instruction virtual address space
     // cannot be added in heap because the region cannot be configured with write permissions.
@@ -452,6 +455,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_extram_add_to_heap_allocator(void)
         }
     }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION */
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c5/sections.ld.in b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c5/sections.ld.in
index cdf188cb92..9275091051 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c5/sections.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c5/sections.ld.in
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ SECTIONS
     . += _esp_flash_mmap_prefetch_pad_size;
 
 #if CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
-    /* Align the end of flash text region as per PMP granularity as PSRAM memory protection is enabled */
+    /* Align the end of flash text region as per PMP granularity to allow using the
+     * page alignment gap created while mapping the flash region into the PSRAM memory.
+     */
     . = ALIGN(_esp_pmp_align_size);
 #endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
 
@@ -425,7 +427,9 @@ SECTIONS
     . = ALIGN(ALIGNOF(.flash.tbss));
 
 #if CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
-    /* Align the end of flash rodata region as per PMP granularity as PSRAM memory protection is enabled */
+    /* Align the end of flash rodata region as per PMP granularity to allow using the
+     * page alignment gap created while mapping the flash region into the PSRAM memory.
+     */
     . = ALIGN(_esp_pmp_align_size);
 #endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
 
diff --git a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c61/sections.ld.in b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c61/sections.ld.in
index 0c7d1babf1..e6c48b5452 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c61/sections.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32c61/sections.ld.in
@@ -136,10 +136,12 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     . += _esp_flash_mmap_prefetch_pad_size;
 
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS
-    /* Align the end of flash text region as per PMP granularity */
+#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
+    /* Align the end of flash text region as per PMP granularity to allow using the
+     * page alignment gap created while mapping the flash region into the PSRAM memory.
+     */
     . = ALIGN(_esp_pmp_align_size);
-#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS
+#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
 
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     /**
@@ -282,10 +284,12 @@ SECTIONS
 
     . = ALIGN(ALIGNOF(.flash.tbss));
 
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA
-    /* Align the end of flash rodata region as per PMP granularity */
+#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
+    /* Align the end of flash rodata region as per PMP granularity to allow using the
+     * page alignment gap created while mapping the flash region into the PSRAM memory.
+     */
     . = ALIGN(_esp_pmp_align_size);
-#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA
+#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
 
     _thread_local_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > default_rodata_seg
diff --git a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in
index 02b961d97f..b062587f7c 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in
@@ -293,10 +293,12 @@ SECTIONS
      */
     . += _esp_flash_mmap_prefetch_pad_size;
 
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS
-    /* Align the end of flash text region as per PMP granularity */
+#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
+    /* Align the end of flash text region as per PMP granularity to allow using the
+     * page alignment gap created while mapping the flash region into the PSRAM memory.
+     */
     . = ALIGN(_esp_pmp_align_size);
-#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS
+#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_FETCH_INSTRUCTIONS && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
 
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     /**
@@ -446,10 +448,12 @@ SECTIONS
 
     . = ALIGN(ALIGNOF(.flash.tbss));
 
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA
-    /* Align the end of flash rodata region as per PMP granularity */
+#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
+    /* Align the end of flash rodata region as per PMP granularity to allow using the
+     * page alignment gap created while mapping the flash region into the PSRAM memory.
+     */
     . = ALIGN(_esp_pmp_align_size);
-#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA
+#endif // CONFIG_SPIRAM_RODATA && CONFIG_SPIRAM_PRE_CONFIGURE_MEMORY_PROTECTION
 
     _thread_local_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > rodata_seg_low