diff --git a/include/zephyr/linker/ram-end.ld b/include/zephyr/linker/ram-end.ld
index 61b06a4ecb6146..595ed90e743aca 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/linker/ram-end.ld
+++ b/include/zephyr/linker/ram-end.ld
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * end-of-used-memory symbols
  */
 
-    SECTION_PROLOGUE(.last_ram_section,,)
+    SECTION_PROLOGUE(.last_ram_section, (NOLOAD),)
     {
 #ifdef LAST_RAM_ALIGN
 	LAST_RAM_ALIGN