diff --git a/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld b/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld
index 8ebf7c91170..2055754f899 100644
--- a/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/xtensa/intel_s1000/linker.ld
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ SECTIONS
     *(.dma_buffers)
     _dma_buf_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } >LPRAM_REGION
+  _heap_sentry = DT_L2_SRAM_BASE + DT_L2_SRAM_SIZE;
   .comment  0 :  { *(.comment) }
   .debug 0 : { *(.debug) }
   .line 0 : { *(.line) }