diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_allocateheap.c b/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_allocateheap.c
index f5997a6f3c9..f45c4c52564 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_allocateheap.c
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_allocateheap.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void up_allocate_heap(void **heap_start, size_t *heap_size)
 
 #else
   /* These values come from the linker scripts (esp32c3.ld and
-   * esp32c3.template.ld).
+   * flat.template.ld).
    * Check boards/risc-v/esp32c3.
    */
 
diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_rtcheap.c b/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_rtcheap.c
index e9b750ee478..f997ae8b10f 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_rtcheap.c
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/esp32c3/esp32c3_rtcheap.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ void esp32c3_rtcheap_initialize(void)
   size_t size;
 
   /* These values come from the linker scripts (esp32c3.ld and
-   * esp32c3.template.ld.)  Check boards/risc-v/esp32c3.
+   * flat.template.ld).
+   * Check boards/risc-v/esp32c3.
    */
 
   extern uint8_t *_srtcheap;
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/esp32c3.template.ld b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/flat.template.ld
similarity index 98%
rename from boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/esp32c3.template.ld
rename to boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/flat.template.ld
index c637f53472a..a34b25d412d 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/esp32c3.template.ld
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/flat.template.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/esp32c3.template.ld
+ * boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/scripts/flat.template.ld
  *
  * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
  * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile
index 3bbfad7aa62..4c99db57676 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/Makefile
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BUILD_PROTECTED),y)
 SCRIPTIN = $(SCRIPTDIR)$(DELIM)protected.template.ld
 else
-SCRIPTIN = $(SCRIPTDIR)$(DELIM)esp32c3.template.ld
+SCRIPTIN = $(SCRIPTDIR)$(DELIM)flat.template.ld
 endif
 SCRIPTOUT = $(SCRIPTDIR)$(DELIM)esp32c3_out.ld