diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c5c9739ccd8..7f10ed7e129 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ configure_file(
      ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/generated/app_data_alignment.ld)
 
 configure_file(
-     $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE}/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/app_smem.ld
+     $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE}/include/linker/app_smem.ld
      ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/generated/app_smem.ld)
 
 if(CONFIG_USERSPACE)
diff --git a/include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/app_smem.ld b/include/linker/app_smem.ld
similarity index 100%
rename from include/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/app_smem.ld
rename to include/linker/app_smem.ld