diff --git a/components/esp_libc/src/init.c b/components/esp_libc/src/init.c
index c21e1d5c99b..38f73e84020 100644
--- a/components/esp_libc/src/init.c
+++ b/components/esp_libc/src/init.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_libc_stdio, CORE, BIT(0), 120)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
+ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_libc_time, CORE, BIT(0), 106)
+{
+    esp_libc_time_init();
+    return ESP_OK;
+}
+
 // Hook to force the linker to include this file
 void esp_libc_init_funcs(void)
 {
diff --git a/components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c b/components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c
index 6589588b779..96c61a275bc 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c
+++ b/components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "esp_check.h"
 #include "esp_system.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
-#include "esp_newlib.h"
 #include "esp_xt_wdt.h"
 #include "esp_cpu.h"
 #include "esp_private/startup_internal.h"
@@ -91,12 +90,6 @@ ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_brownout, CORE, BIT(0), 105)
 }
 #endif
 
-ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_newlib_time, CORE, BIT(0), 106)
-{
-    esp_libc_time_init();
-    return ESP_OK;
-}
-
 #if CONFIG_ESP_XT_WDT
 ESP_SYSTEM_INIT_FN(init_xt_wdt, CORE, BIT(0), 170)
 {
diff --git a/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt b/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt
index 5a49ec922ea..661862b2b4e 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt
+++ b/components/esp_system/system_init_fn.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ CORE: 102: init_libc in components/esp_libc/src/init.c on BIT(0)
 CORE: 103: psram_core_stage_init in components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c on BIT(0)
 
 CORE: 105: init_brownout in components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c on BIT(0)
-CORE: 106: init_newlib_time in components/esp_system/startup_funcs.c on BIT(0)
+CORE: 106: init_libc_time in components/esp_libc/src/init.c on BIT(0)
 
 # Peripheral-specific implementation operators should be filled first
 # Then register vfs console, and follow by esp_libc stdio initialization