diff --git a/soc/espressif/esp32/default.ld b/soc/espressif/esp32/default.ld
index 919e8a9ef0f..dec0309cb2c 100644
--- a/soc/espressif/esp32/default.ld
+++ b/soc/espressif/esp32/default.ld
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ user_dram_2_seg_len = SRAM1_USER_SIZE;
 #undef GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN
 #define GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN(vregion, lregion) > RODATA_REGION AT > lregion
 
+/* Make sure new sections have consistent alignment between input and output sections */
+#undef SECTION_PROLOGUE
+#define SECTION_PROLOGUE SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE
+
 MEMORY
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT
diff --git a/soc/espressif/esp32c3/default.ld b/soc/espressif/esp32c3/default.ld
index cd7308c1593..62b16137224 100644
--- a/soc/espressif/esp32c3/default.ld
+++ b/soc/espressif/esp32c3/default.ld
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ user_dram_seg_len = user_idram_size;
 #undef GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN
 #define GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN(vregion, lregion) > RODATA_REGION AT > lregion
 
+/* Make sure new sections have consistent alignment between input and output sections */
+#undef SECTION_PROLOGUE
+#define SECTION_PROLOGUE SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE
+
 /* Global symbols required for espressif hal build */
 MEMORY
 {
diff --git a/soc/espressif/esp32c6/default.ld b/soc/espressif/esp32c6/default.ld
index a1ec65aa1df..9d0b5f2ac21 100644
--- a/soc/espressif/esp32c6/default.ld
+++ b/soc/espressif/esp32c6/default.ld
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ user_sram_size = (user_sram_end - user_sram_org);
 #undef GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN
 #define GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN(vregion, lregion) > CACHED_REGION AT > lregion
 
+/* Make sure new sections have consistent alignment between input and output sections */
+#undef SECTION_PROLOGUE
+#define SECTION_PROLOGUE SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE
+
 /* TODO: add RTC support */
 #define RESERVE_RTC_MEM 0
 
diff --git a/soc/espressif/esp32s2/default.ld b/soc/espressif/esp32s2/default.ld
index 8621e65d227..5eadcd96803 100644
--- a/soc/espressif/esp32s2/default.ld
+++ b/soc/espressif/esp32s2/default.ld
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ user_dram_seg_len = user_idram_size;
 #undef GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN
 #define GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN(vregion, lregion) > RODATA_REGION AT > lregion
 
+/* Make sure new sections have consistent alignment between input and output sections */
+#undef SECTION_PROLOGUE
+#define SECTION_PROLOGUE SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE
+
 #define RESERVE_RTC_MEM 0
 
 MEMORY
diff --git a/soc/espressif/esp32s3/default.ld b/soc/espressif/esp32s3/default.ld
index ada1c12b93e..8f002c4b869 100644
--- a/soc/espressif/esp32s3/default.ld
+++ b/soc/espressif/esp32s3/default.ld
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ user_dram_seg_len = user_idram_size;
 #undef GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN
 #define GROUP_ROM_LINK_IN(vregion, lregion) > RODATA_REGION AT > lregion
 
+/* Make sure new sections have consistent alignment between input and output sections */
+#undef SECTION_PROLOGUE
+#define SECTION_PROLOGUE SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE
+
 MEMORY
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOTLOADER_MCUBOOT