diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf53/common/scripts/flash_app.ld b/boards/arm/nrf53/common/scripts/flash_app.ld
index 23355645e7c..439a5d7a0ad 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf53/common/scripts/flash_app.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf53/common/scripts/flash_app.ld
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     /* Shmem */
 
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-audio-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-audio-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld
index 0f76c01ea86..f7f911b9283 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-audio-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-audio-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     /* Shmem */
 
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld
index 9176663d750..44b055b92f9 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/scripts/flash_app.ld
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     /* Shmem */
 
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);
diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf53/thingy53/scripts/flash_app.ld b/boards/arm/nrf53/thingy53/scripts/flash_app.ld
index 7ea55a35d1a..da340683689 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf53/thingy53/scripts/flash_app.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf53/thingy53/scripts/flash_app.ld
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     /* Shmem */
 
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h745zi/scripts/flash.ld b/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h745zi/scripts/flash.ld
index a4df8b00110..88ac407d181 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h745zi/scripts/flash.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32h7/nucleo-h745zi/scripts/flash.ld
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ SECTIONS
         _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > sram
 
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32h7/portenta-h7/scripts/flash.ld b/boards/arm/stm32h7/portenta-h7/scripts/flash.ld
index c290d19025c..c68cfc1684a 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32h7/portenta-h7/scripts/flash.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32h7/portenta-h7/scripts/flash.ld
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ SECTIONS
         _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
     } > sram
 
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h745i-disco/scripts/flash.ld b/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h745i-disco/scripts/flash.ld
index 73540b36851..f9f81c972c9 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h745i-disco/scripts/flash.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h745i-disco/scripts/flash.ld
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ SECTIONS
     } > sram
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM32H7_CORTEXM4_ENABLED
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h750b-dk/scripts/flash.ld b/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h750b-dk/scripts/flash.ld
index ccbf78a82ba..b8e1798bb33 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h750b-dk/scripts/flash.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32h7/stm32h750b-dk/scripts/flash.ld
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ SECTIONS
     } > sram
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STM32H7_CORTEXM4_ENABLED
-    .shmem :
+    .shmem (NOLOAD):
     {
         . = ALIGN(4);
         *(.shmem);