diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/protected_memory.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/protected_memory.ld
index f7022f8e103a4..4c7e9f2e0ab57 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/protected_memory.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/protected_memory.ld
@@ -1,12 +1,32 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  * boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/scripts/protected_memory.ld
- * ESP32-S3 Linker Script Memory Layout
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * ESP32-S3 Linker Script Memory Layout for Protected Mode
  *
  * This file describes the memory layout (memory blocks) as virtual
  * memory addresses.
  *
- * kernel-space.ld contains output sections to link compiler output
- * into these memory blocks.
+ * kernel-space.ld and user-space.ld contain output sections to link compiler
+ * output into these memory blocks for the Kernel and User images,
+ * respectively.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -52,7 +72,8 @@
 MEMORY
 {
   metadata (RX) :   org = 0x0, len = 0x30
-  ROM (RX) :        org = 0x30, len = 0x100000
+  ROM (RX) :        org = ORIGIN(metadata) + LENGTH(metadata),
+                    len = 0x100000 - ORIGIN(ROM)
 
   /* Instruction RAM */
 
@@ -89,6 +110,6 @@ MEMORY
    */
 
   KDROM (R)  :      org = 0x3c000020, len = 0x80000 - 0x20
-  UDROM (R)  :      org = 0x3c080030, len = 0x180000 - 0x30
+  UDROM (R)  :      org = 0x3c080030, len = 0x180000 - ORIGIN(ROM)
 }
 
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
index 8f1b8c834292f..f1c02022f6a2e 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -23,30 +23,18 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/tools/Config.mk
 include $(TOPDIR)/tools/esp32s3/Config.mk
 include $(TOPDIR)/arch/xtensa/src/lx7/Toolchain.defs
 
-# Pick the linker scripts from the board level if they exist, if not
-# pick the common linker scripts.
-
 ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_peripherals.ld
 ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_rom.ld
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_memory.ld),)
-  ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_memory.ld
-else
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)protected_memory.ld
-  else
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)flat_memory.ld
-  endif
-endif
+# Pick the linker scripts from the board level if they exist, if not
+# pick the common linker scripts.
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_sections.ld),)
-  ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_sections.ld
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,protected_memory.ld)
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)kernel-space.ld
-  else
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_sections.ld
-  endif
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs
index f2390049f88ff..2a7742006dcfe 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-eye/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -23,30 +23,18 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/tools/Config.mk
 include $(TOPDIR)/tools/esp32s3/Config.mk
 include $(TOPDIR)/arch/xtensa/src/lx7/Toolchain.defs
 
-# Pick the linker scripts from the board level if they exist, if not
-# pick the common linker scripts.
-
 ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_peripherals.ld
 ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_rom.ld
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_memory.ld),)
-  ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_memory.ld
-else
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)protected_memory.ld
-  else
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)flat_memory.ld
-  endif
-endif
+# Pick the linker scripts from the board level if they exist, if not
+# pick the common linker scripts.
 
-ifneq ($(wildcard $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_sections.ld),)
-  ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_sections.ld
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,protected_memory.ld)
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,kernel-space.ld)
 else
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)kernel-space.ld
-  else
-    ARCHSCRIPT += $(BOARD_COMMON_DIR)$(DELIM)scripts$(DELIM)esp32s3_sections.ld
-  endif
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,flat_memory.ld)
+  ARCHSCRIPT += $(call FINDSCRIPT,esp32s3_sections.ld)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)