diff --git a/include/syscall.h b/include/syscall.h
index 3f24f622309..871c2440673 100644
--- a/include/syscall.h
+++ b/include/syscall.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #ifndef _ASMLANGUAGE
 #include <zephyr/types.h>
+#include <linker/sections.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ static ALWAYS_INLINE bool z_syscall_trap(void)
  *
  * @return true if the CPU is currently running with user permissions
  */
+__pinned_func
 static inline bool k_is_user_context(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE
diff --git a/scripts/gen_syscalls.py b/scripts/gen_syscalls.py
index d08a0d74ae8..f060034952f 100755
--- a/scripts/gen_syscalls.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_syscalls.py
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ syscall_template = """
 #include <syscall_list.h>
 #include <syscall.h>
 
+#include <linker/sections.h>
+
 #if __GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 6)
 #pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #endif
@@ -174,6 +176,8 @@ def wrapper_defs(func_name, func_type, args):
     decl_arglist = ", ".join([" ".join(argrec) for argrec in args]) or "void"
 
     wrap = "extern %s z_impl_%s(%s);\n" % (func_type, func_name, decl_arglist)
+    wrap += "\n"
+    wrap += "__pinned_func\n"
     wrap += "static inline %s %s(%s)\n" % (func_type, func_name, decl_arglist)
     wrap += "{\n"
     wrap += "#ifdef CONFIG_USERSPACE\n"