diff --git a/components/esp_system/startup.c b/components/esp_system/startup.c
index 523136f257..d3cde8d927 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/startup.c
+++ b/components/esp_system/startup.c
@@ -108,9 +108,14 @@ sys_startup_fn_t g_startup_fn[1] = { start_cpu0 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS
 // workaround for C++ exception crashes
-void _Unwind_SetNoFunctionContextInstall(unsigned char enable);
+void _Unwind_SetNoFunctionContextInstall(unsigned char enable) __attribute__((weak, alias("_Unwind_SetNoFunctionContextInstall_Default")));
 // workaround for C++ exception large memory allocation
 void _Unwind_SetEnableExceptionFdeSorting(unsigned char enable);
+
+static IRAM_ATTR void _Unwind_SetNoFunctionContextInstall_Default(unsigned char enable __attribute__((unused)))
+{
+    (void)0;
+}
 #endif // CONFIG_COMPILER_CXX_EXCEPTIONS
 
 static const char* TAG = "cpu_start";