diff --git a/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld b/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
index 1aea06ee83a..a279b689780 100644
--- a/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
+++ b/include/arch/arm/aarch32/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ GROUP_START(ITCM)
 	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ITCM AT> ROMABLE_REGION)
 
 	__itcm_size = __itcm_end - __itcm_start;
-	__itcm_rom_start = LOADADDR(_ITCM_SECTION_NAME);
+	__itcm_load_start = LOADADDR(_ITCM_SECTION_NAME);
 
 GROUP_END(ITCM)
 #endif
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ GROUP_START(DTCM)
 
 	__dtcm_end = .;
 
-	__dtcm_data_rom_start = LOADADDR(_DTCM_DATA_SECTION_NAME);
+	__dtcm_data_load_start = LOADADDR(_DTCM_DATA_SECTION_NAME);
 
 GROUP_END(DTCM)
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linker/linker-defs.h b/include/linker/linker-defs.h
index 89bb83e7131..715fb4e0dc6 100644
--- a/include/linker/linker-defs.h
+++ b/include/linker/linker-defs.h
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ extern char __ccm_end[];
 extern char __itcm_start[];
 extern char __itcm_end[];
 extern char __itcm_size[];
-extern char __itcm_rom_start[];
+extern char __itcm_load_start[];
 #endif
 
 #if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_dtcm), okay)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ extern char __dtcm_bss_start[];
 extern char __dtcm_bss_end[];
 extern char __dtcm_noinit_start[];
 extern char __dtcm_noinit_end[];
-extern char __dtcm_data_rom_start[];
+extern char __dtcm_data_load_start[];
 extern char __dtcm_start[];
 extern char __dtcm_end[];
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/xip.c b/kernel/xip.c
index 2a2c89e9396..62d46785c60 100644
--- a/kernel/xip.c
+++ b/kernel/xip.c
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ void z_data_copy(void)
 		 __ccm_data_end - __ccm_data_start);
 #endif
 #if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_itcm), okay)
-	(void)memcpy(&__itcm_start, &__itcm_rom_start,
+	(void)memcpy(&__itcm_start, &__itcm_load_start,
 		 (uintptr_t) &__itcm_size);
 #endif
 #if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_dtcm), okay)
-	(void)memcpy(&__dtcm_data_start, &__dtcm_data_rom_start,
+	(void)memcpy(&__dtcm_data_start, &__dtcm_data_load_start,
 		 __dtcm_data_end - __dtcm_data_start);
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_CODE_DATA_RELOCATION