diff --git a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
index 5b54b2256ad..dfd5017c5b0 100644
--- a/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arc/v2/linker.ld
@@ -173,11 +173,10 @@ SECTIONS {
 
 	GROUP_START(DATA_REGION)
 
-	__data_region_start = .;
-
 	SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_DATA_SECTION_NAME,,) {
 
 /* when XIP, .text is in ROM, but vector table must be at start of .data */
+		__data_region_start = .;
 		__data_start = .;
 		*(".data")
 		*(".data.*")
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_a_r/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_a_r/scripts/linker.ld
index 3f2e2f9be17..57a0dd33b78 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_a_r/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_a_r/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -278,10 +278,9 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #include <linker/common-noinit.ld>
 
-    __data_region_start = .;
-
     SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_DATA_SECTION_NAME,,)
     {
+        __data_region_start = .;
         __data_start = .;
         *(.data)
         *(".data.*")
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index a279b689780..da045f7b90f 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -294,10 +294,9 @@ SECTIONS
 
     GROUP_START(DATA_REGION)
 
-    __data_region_start = .;
-
     SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_DATA_SECTION_NAME,,)
 	{
+	__data_region_start = .;
 	__data_start = .;
 	*(.data)
 	*(".data.*")
diff --git a/include/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld
index d3e82241ea1..8ff175c87ac 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm64/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -248,10 +248,9 @@ SECTIONS
 
 #include <linker/common-noinit.ld>
 
-    __data_region_start = .;
-
     SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_DATA_SECTION_NAME,,)
     {
+	__data_region_start = .;
 	__data_start = .;
         *(.data)
         *(".data.*")
diff --git a/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld b/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
index 13bbbfd9f3c..6d932cafbf9 100644
--- a/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld
@@ -229,12 +229,11 @@ SECTIONS
 #include <linker/common-noinit.ld>
 #include <linker/cplusplus-ram.ld>
 
-    __data_region_start = .;
-
     SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_DATA_SECTION_NAME,,)
 	{
 		 . = ALIGN(4);
 		/* _image_ram_start = .; */
+		 __data_region_start = .;
 		 __data_start = .;
 
 		 *(.data)
diff --git a/include/arch/sparc/linker.ld b/include/arch/sparc/linker.ld
index e68f29cecc3..cc60c90eea5 100644
--- a/include/arch/sparc/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/sparc/linker.ld
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ SECTIONS
     __rom_region_end = .;
 
     __data_region_load_start = .;
-    __data_region_start = .;
 
 
     SECTION_PROLOGUE(.plt,,)
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	{
 		 . = ALIGN(8);
 		 _image_ram_start = .;
+		 __data_region_start = .;
 		 __data_start = .;
 
 		 *(.data)
diff --git a/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld b/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld
index b1b218176c7..56c32439f33 100644
--- a/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/riscv/openisa_rv32m1/linker.ld
@@ -159,12 +159,11 @@ SECTIONS
 
     GROUP_START(RAM)
 
-    __data_region_start = .;
-
     SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(_DATA_SECTION_NAME,,)
 	{
 	. = ALIGN(4);
 	_image_ram_start = .;
+	__data_region_start = .;
 	__data_start = .;
 
 	*(.data)