diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3fb025d9abc..ba1cc198b96 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ zephyr_ld_options(
 
 # Sort the common symbols and each input section by alignment
 # in descending order to minimize padding between these symbols.
-zephyr_ld_options(
+zephyr_ld_option_ifdef(
+  CONFIG_LINKER_SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT
   ${LINKERFLAGPREFIX},--sort-common=descending
   ${LINKERFLAGPREFIX},--sort-section=alignment
   )
diff --git a/Kconfig.zephyr b/Kconfig.zephyr
index 99502c9d80d..9ada8a517b1 100644
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ config CHECK_LINK_MAP
 	  Run a linker address generation validity checker at the end of the
 	  build.
 
+config LINKER_SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT
+	bool "Sort input sections by alignment"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This turns on the linker flag to sort sections by alignment
+	  in decreasing size of symbols. This helps to minimize
+	  padding between symbols.
+
 endmenu
 
 menu "Compiler Options"