diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
index 6cd89422f1b..38d2b471690 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ set_compiler_property(PROPERTY cstd -std=)
 
 if (NOT CONFIG_NEWLIB_LIBC AND
     NOT COMPILER STREQUAL "xcc" AND
+    NOT ZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT STREQUAL "espressif" AND
     NOT CONFIG_NATIVE_APPLICATION)
   set_compiler_property(PROPERTY nostdinc -nostdinc)
   set_compiler_property(APPEND PROPERTY nostdinc_include ${NOSTDINC})