diff --git a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in
index 8457cecbee..9eca91d073 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in
+++ b/components/esp_system/ld/esp32p4/sections.ld.in
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .ext_ram.bss (NOLOAD) :
   {
     _ext_ram_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    arrays[extern_ram]
     mapping[extern_ram]
     ALIGNED_SYMBOL(4, _ext_ram_bss_end)
   } > ext_ram_seg