diff --git a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/kernel-space.ld b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/kernel-space.ld
index ae416b79e9..c8bf774180 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/kernel-space.ld
+++ b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/kernel-space.ld
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ SECTIONS
     } > ksram
 
     /* Page tables here, align to 4K boundary */
-    .pgtables : ALIGN(0x1000) {
+    .pgtables (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(0x1000) {
         *(.pgtables)
          . = ALIGN(32);
         _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/ld-kernel.script b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/ld-kernel.script
index 6a5e718e93..93e67aec0a 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/ld-kernel.script
+++ b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/scripts/ld-kernel.script
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ SECTIONS
 
     /* Page tables here, align to 4K boundary */
 
-    .pgtables : ALIGN(0x1000) {
+    .pgtables (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(0x1000) {
         *(.pgtables)
         . = ALIGN(4);
     } > ksram