diff --git a/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake b/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake
index f2247ba4540..3480749c32a 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/arcmwdt/target.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
   endif()
 
   zephyr_get_include_directories_for_lang(C current_includes)
-  get_property(current_defines GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
 
 # the command to generate linker file from template
   add_custom_command(
@@ -48,9 +47,9 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
     -MD -MF ${linker_script_gen}.dep -MT ${linker_script_gen}
     -D_LINKER
     -D_ASMLANGUAGE
+    -D__MWDT_LINKER_CMD__
     -imacros ${AUTOCONF_H}
     ${current_includes}
-    ${current_defines}
     ${template_script_defines}
     ${LINKER_SCRIPT}
     -E
@@ -160,10 +159,6 @@ endmacro()
 
 # base linker options
 macro(toolchain_ld_base)
-  if(NOT PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
-    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES -D__MWDT_LINKER_CMD__)
-  endif()
-
   # Sort the common symbols and each input section by alignment
   # in descending order to minimize padding between these symbols.
   zephyr_ld_option_ifdef(
diff --git a/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake b/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake
index 2d60e8ea63d..8c0eea50297 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/ld/target.cmake
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
     endif()
 
     zephyr_get_include_directories_for_lang(C current_includes)
-    get_property(current_defines GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
     if(DEFINED SOC_LINKER_SCRIPT)
       cmake_path(GET SOC_LINKER_SCRIPT PARENT_PATH soc_linker_script_includes)
       set(soc_linker_script_includes -I${soc_linker_script_includes})
@@ -76,10 +75,10 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
       -MD -MF ${linker_script_gen}.dep -MT ${linker_script_gen}
       -D_LINKER
       -D_ASMLANGUAGE
+      -D__GCC_LINKER_CMD__
       -imacros ${AUTOCONF_H}
       ${current_includes}
       ${soc_linker_script_includes}
-      ${current_defines}
       ${template_script_defines}
       -E ${LINKER_SCRIPT}
       -P # Prevent generation of debug `#line' directives.
diff --git a/cmake/linker/ld/target_base.cmake b/cmake/linker/ld/target_base.cmake
index b92ec877371..f70f5c26b68 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/ld/target_base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/ld/target_base.cmake
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 # See root CMakeLists.txt for description and expectations of these macros
 
 macro(toolchain_ld_base)
-
-  if(NOT PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
-    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES -D__GCC_LINKER_CMD__)
-  endif()
-
   # TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS comes from compiler/gcc/target.cmake
   # LINKERFLAGPREFIX comes from linker/ld/target.cmake
   zephyr_ld_options(
diff --git a/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake b/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake
index 5deab047100..813c7c5f923 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
   endif()
 
   zephyr_get_include_directories_for_lang(C current_includes)
-  get_property(current_defines GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
 
   add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT ${linker_script_gen}
@@ -45,9 +44,9 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
     -MD -MF ${linker_script_gen}.dep -MT ${linker_script_gen}
     -D_LINKER
     -D_ASMLANGUAGE
+    -D__LLD_LINKER_CMD__
     -imacros ${AUTOCONF_H}
     ${current_includes}
-    ${current_defines}
     ${template_script_defines}
     -E ${LINKER_SCRIPT}
     -P # Prevent generation of debug `#line' directives.
diff --git a/cmake/linker/lld/target_base.cmake b/cmake/linker/lld/target_base.cmake
index 44f43839d37..203322a9019 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/lld/target_base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/lld/target_base.cmake
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 # See root CMakeLists.txt for description and expectations of these macros
 
 macro(toolchain_ld_base)
-
-  if(NOT PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
-    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES -D__LLD_LINKER_CMD__)
-  endif()
-
   # TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS comes from compiler/clang/target.cmake
   # LINKERFLAGPREFIX comes from linker/lld/target.cmake
   zephyr_ld_options(
diff --git a/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target.cmake b/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target.cmake
index 20209107ff7..dd48eac1557 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target.cmake
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
     endif()
 
     zephyr_get_include_directories_for_lang(C current_includes)
-    get_property(current_defines GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
 
     add_custom_command(
       OUTPUT ${linker_script_gen}
@@ -75,9 +74,9 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
       -MD -MF ${linker_script_gen}.dep -MT ${linker_script_gen}
       -D_LINKER
       -D_ASMLANGUAGE
+      -D__GCC_LINKER_CMD__
       -imacros ${AUTOCONF_H}
       ${current_includes}
-      ${current_defines}
       ${template_script_defines}
       -E ${LINKER_SCRIPT}
       -P # Prevent generation of debug `#line' directives.
diff --git a/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target_base.cmake b/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target_base.cmake
index c6c1566a920..6d486cbc86e 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target_base.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/xt-ld/target_base.cmake
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 # See root CMakeLists.txt for description and expectations of these macros
 
 macro(toolchain_ld_base)
-
-  if(NOT PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES)
-    set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY PROPERTY_LINKER_SCRIPT_DEFINES -D__GCC_LINKER_CMD__)
-  endif()
-
   # TOOLCHAIN_LD_FLAGS comes from compiler/gcc/target.cmake
   # LINKERFLAGPREFIX comes from linker/xt-ld/target.cmake
   zephyr_ld_options(