diff --git a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-ram.cmake b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-ram.cmake
index 5d2f9d18430..37b0e86faf1 100644
--- a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-ram.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-ram.cmake
@@ -97,14 +97,6 @@ endif()
 #endif()
 #
 
-if(CONFIG_ZTEST)
-  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_suite_node GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
-  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_suite_stats GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
-  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_unit_test GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
-  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_test_rule GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
-  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_expected_result_entry GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
-endif()
-
 if(CONFIG_ZBUS)
   zephyr_iterable_section(NAME zbus_channel_observation_mask GROUP DATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN 1)
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
index cb877ef366d..85a258996b4 100644
--- a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ if(CONFIG_USBD_MSC_CLASS)
   zephyr_iterable_section(NAME usbd_msc_lun KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
 endif()
 
+if(CONFIG_ZTEST)
+  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_expected_result_entry KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
+  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_suite_node KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
+  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_unit_test KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
+  zephyr_iterable_section(NAME ztest_test_rule KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT} SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
+endif()
+
 if(CONFIG_ZBUS)
   zephyr_iterable_section(NAME zbus_channel KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})
   zephyr_iterable_section(NAME zbus_observer KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN ${CONFIG_LINKER_ITERABLE_SUBALIGN})