diff --git a/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake b/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake
index 42c0c49af10..998b5c968ca 100644
--- a/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake
+++ b/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# Get picolibc specs option with --gc-sections flag removed
-function(get_picolibc_specs_path out_var)
-    set(modified_specs_path "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/specs/picolibc.specs")
+function(_get_modified_specs_path out_var specs_filename modification)
+    set(modified_specs_path "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/specs/${specs_filename}")
     set(${out_var} "${modified_specs_path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 
     # Return if modified specs file already exists to avoid regeneration
@@ -8,30 +7,50 @@ function(get_picolibc_specs_path out_var)
         return()
     endif()
 
-    # Find the original picolibc.specs file in the toolchain directory
+    # Find the original specs file in the toolchain directory
     execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} --print-file-name=picolibc.specs
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE picolibc_specs_path
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} --print-file-name=${specs_filename}
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE specs_path
         OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
         ERROR_QUIET
     )
 
-    if(picolibc_specs_path AND EXISTS "${picolibc_specs_path}")
-        # Read the original specs file
-        file(READ "${picolibc_specs_path}" specs_content)
+    if(specs_path AND EXISTS "${specs_path}")
+        file(READ "${specs_path}" specs_content)
 
-        # Remove --gc-sections flag from the content
-        string(REGEX REPLACE "--gc-sections" "" specs_content "${specs_content}")
+        if(modification STREQUAL "remove_gc_sections")
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "--gc-sections" "" specs_content "${specs_content}")
+        elseif(modification STREQUAL "add_nosys_to_lib")
+            set(original_lib_specs [=[
+%{!shared:%{g*:-lg_nano} %{!p:%{!pg:-lc_nano}}%{p:-lc_p}%{pg:-lc_p}}
+]=])
+            set(modified_lib_specs [=[
+%{!shared:%{g*:-lg_nano} %{!p:%{!pg:-lc_nano -lnosys -lc_nano}}%{p:-lc_p}%{pg:-lc_p}}
+]=])
+            string(REPLACE "${original_lib_specs}" "${modified_lib_specs}" specs_content "${specs_content}")
+        endif()
 
-        # Write the modified specs file
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/specs")
         file(WRITE "${modified_specs_path}" "${specs_content}")
     else()
         # Fallback: use original specs if not found
-        message(WARNING "picolibc.specs not found in toolchain, using default")
-        set(${out_var} "picolibc.specs" PARENT_SCOPE)
+        message(WARNING "${specs_filename} not found in toolchain, using default")
+        set(${out_var} "${specs_filename}" PARENT_SCOPE)
     endif()
 endfunction()
 
+# Get picolibc specs option with --gc-sections flag removed
+function(get_picolibc_specs_path out_var)
+    _get_modified_specs_path(specs_path picolibc.specs remove_gc_sections)
+    set(${out_var} "${specs_path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+# Get nano specs option with nosys included between libc nano references
+function(get_newlib_nano_specs_path out_var)
+    _get_modified_specs_path(specs_path nano.specs add_nosys_to_lib)
+    set(${out_var} "${specs_path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
 if(CONFIG_IDF_TOOLCHAIN_GCC)
     if(CONFIG_STDATOMIC_S32C1I_SPIRAM_WORKAROUND)
         idf_toolchain_add_flags(COMPILE_OPTIONS "-mdisable-hardware-atomics")
@@ -55,9 +74,10 @@ if(CONFIG_IDF_TOOLCHAIN_GCC)
     endif()
 
     if(CONFIG_LIBC_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT)
-        idf_toolchain_add_flags(LINK_OPTIONS "--specs=nano.specs")
+        get_newlib_nano_specs_path(nano_specs_path)
+        idf_toolchain_add_flags(LINK_OPTIONS "\"--specs=${nano_specs_path}\"")
     else()
-        idf_toolchain_remove_flags(LINK_OPTIONS "--specs=nano.specs")
+        idf_toolchain_remove_flags(LINK_OPTIONS "--specs=.*nano.*")
     endif()
 
     idf_toolchain_rerun_abi_detection()