diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/scripts/ld-kernel.script b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/scripts/ld-kernel.script
index 1c29fa58cf..bfab060ee6 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/scripts/ld-kernel.script
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/scripts/ld-kernel.script
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     /* Page tables here, align to 4K boundary */
 
-    .pgtables : ALIGN(0x1000) {
+    .pgtables (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(0x1000) {
         *(.pgtables)
         . = ALIGN(4);
     } > ksram