diff --git a/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake b/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake
index d3f63e474af..9523f429854 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
     -x assembler-with-cpp
     ${NOSYSDEF_CFLAG}
     -MD -MF ${linker_script_gen}.dep -MT ${base_name}/${linker_script_gen}
+    -D_LINKER
+    -D_ASMLANGUAGE
     ${current_includes}
     ${current_defines}
     ${linker_pass_define}
diff --git a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
index ef4db72ae89..69458f62e45 100644
--- a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
  * @brief Common parts of the linker scripts for the ARCv2/EM targets.
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <linker/sections.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_UART_NSIM)
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index e94fd904511..478a4d45045 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * Linker script for the Cortex-M platforms.
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld
index 0685fbd3d6c..dc08d6c3bf1 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/cortex_r/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * Linker script for the Cortex-R platforms.
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
diff --git a/include/arch/nios2/linker.ld b/include/arch/nios2/linker.ld
index cb2ecdc39d2..f754cc1f9b3 100644
--- a/include/arch/nios2/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/nios2/linker.ld
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * Linker script for the Nios II platform
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>
 
diff --git a/include/arch/posix/linker.ld b/include/arch/posix/linker.ld
index 8511fb7b153..ef41e52d97c 100644
--- a/include/arch/posix/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/posix/linker.ld
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
  * Linker script for the POSIX (native) platform
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>
 
diff --git a/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld b/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
index 753fdabf6a1..cff2b6bd521 100644
--- a/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * Generic Linker script for the riscv platform
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <soc.h>
 
 #include <autoconf.h>
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld
index b74ec8e1574..e6df4475de4 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/ia32/linker.ld
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
  * order when programming the MMU.
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
 #include <linker/linker-defs.h>
 #include <offsets.h>
 #include <sys/util.h>
diff --git a/include/arch/x86/intel64/linker.ld b/include/arch/x86/intel64/linker.ld
index fe75b1d63ac..e4424a4b5a4 100644
--- a/include/arch/x86/intel64/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/x86/intel64/linker.ld
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <linker/linker-defs.h>
 #include <linker/linker-tool.h>
 
diff --git a/samples/application_development/code_relocation/linker_arm_sram2.ld b/samples/application_development/code_relocation/linker_arm_sram2.ld
index b7122991dda..e1e1cbed3ad 100644
--- a/samples/application_development/code_relocation/linker_arm_sram2.ld
+++ b/samples/application_development/code_relocation/linker_arm_sram2.ld
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * Linker script for the Cortex-M platforms.
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
diff --git a/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld b/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld
index c8e86e3f9e4..7fe1ae9a6fd 100644
--- a/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
 #include <autoconf.h>
 
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/esp32/linker.ld b/soc/xtensa/esp32/linker.ld
index 8085eda03bb..054ed9c20f9 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/esp32/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/xtensa/esp32/linker.ld
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@
  * Linker script for the Xtensa platform.
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
 #include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld b/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld
index 251cae3e115..8ebf7c91170 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
  */
 
 OUTPUT_ARCH(xtensa)
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
 
 #include <generated_dts_board.h>
 #include "memory.h"
diff --git a/soc/xtensa/sample_controller/linker.ld b/soc/xtensa/sample_controller/linker.ld
index 72370478d53..e040e679687 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/sample_controller/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/xtensa/sample_controller/linker.ld
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
  * Linker script for the Xtensa platform.
  */
 
-#define _LINKER
-#define _ASMLANGUAGE
-
 #include <autoconf.h>
 #include <linker/sections.h>