diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c b/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c
index 2384db6fe88..8fc74cc5c77 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2025 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "esp_attr.h"
 #include "esp_cpu.h"
 #include "esp_memory_utils.h"
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "esp_private/esp_psram_extram.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ bool esp_ptr_dma_ext_capable(const void *p)
 #if !SOC_PSRAM_DMA_CAPABLE
     return false;
 #endif  //!SOC_PSRAM_DMA_CAPABLE
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
     return esp_psram_check_ptr_addr(p);
 #else
     return false;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ bool esp_ptr_executable(const void *p)
     return (ip >= SOC_IROM_LOW && ip < SOC_IROM_HIGH)
         || (ip >= SOC_IRAM_LOW && ip < SOC_IRAM_HIGH)
         || (ip >= SOC_IROM_MASK_LOW && ip < SOC_IROM_MASK_HIGH)
-#if SOC_SPIRAM_SUPPORTED && CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && SOC_SPIRAM_SUPPORTED && CONFIG_SPIRAM
         || esp_ptr_external_ram(p)
 #endif
 #if defined(SOC_CACHE_APP_LOW) && defined(CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_SINGLE_CORE_MODE)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool esp_ptr_byte_accessible(const void *p)
      * additional check is required */
     r |= (ip >= SOC_RTC_DRAM_LOW && ip < SOC_RTC_DRAM_HIGH);
 #endif
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
     r |= esp_psram_check_ptr_addr(p);
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_ESP32S3_DATA_CACHE_16KB
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ bool esp_ptr_external_ram(const void *p)
 #if !SOC_SPIRAM_SUPPORTED
     return false;
 #endif  //!SOC_SPIRAM_SUPPORTED
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
     return esp_psram_check_ptr_addr(p);
 #else
     return false;
 #endif  //CONFIG_SPIRAM
 }
 
-#if CONFIG_FREERTOS_TASK_CREATE_ALLOW_EXT_MEM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_FREERTOS_TASK_CREATE_ALLOW_EXT_MEM
 bool esp_stack_ptr_in_extram(uint32_t sp)
 {
     //Check if stack ptr is on PSRAM, and 16 byte aligned.
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c5/cpu_region_protect.c b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c5/cpu_region_protect.c
index 8b8e5e6002c..d8f5bd38473 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c5/cpu_region_protect.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c5/cpu_region_protect.c
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 #include "esp_cpu.h"
 #include "esp_fault.h"
 #include "esp32c5/rom/rom_layout.h"
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "esp_private/esp_psram_extram.h"
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM */
+#endif /* !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM */
 
 #ifdef BOOTLOADER_BUILD
 // Without L bit set
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c61/cpu_region_protect.c b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c61/cpu_region_protect.c
index cc62bade13b..07ad769289e 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c61/cpu_region_protect.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c61/cpu_region_protect.c
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #include "esp_cpu.h"
 #include "esp_fault.h"
 #include "esp32c61/rom/rom_layout.h"
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "esp_private/esp_psram_extram.h"
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM */
+#endif /* !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM */
 
 #ifdef BOOTLOADER_BUILD
 // Without L bit set
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/cpu_region_protect.c b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/cpu_region_protect.c
index 54ee7637f5c..ab682877734 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/cpu_region_protect.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/cpu_region_protect.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 #include "esp_fault.h"
 #include "hal/cache_ll.h"
 #include "riscv/csr.h"
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "esp_private/esp_psram_extram.h"
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM */
+#endif /* !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM */
 
 #include "soc/chip_revision.h"
 #include "hal/config.h"
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ static void esp_cpu_configure_region_protection_rev_v3(void)
     PMP_ENTRY_SET_CACHED_AND_UNCACHED(22, 26, page_aligned_drom_resv_end, PMP_TOR | R);
 
 #else
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
     const uint32_t pmpaddr10 = PMPADDR_NAPOT(SOC_EXTRAM_LOW, SOC_EXTRAM_HIGH);
     PMP_RESET_AND_ENTRY_SET(10, pmpaddr10, PMP_NAPOT | CONDITIONAL_RWX);
 
     const uint32_t pmpaddr11 = PMPADDR_NAPOT(CACHE_LL_L2MEM_NON_CACHE_ADDR(SOC_EXTRAM_LOW), CACHE_LL_L2MEM_NON_CACHE_ADDR(SOC_EXTRAM_HIGH));
     PMP_RESET_AND_ENTRY_SET(11, pmpaddr11, PMP_NAPOT | CONDITIONAL_RWX);
     _Static_assert(SOC_EXTRAM_LOW < SOC_EXTRAM_HIGH, "Invalid I/D_EXTRAM region");
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM */
+#endif /* !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM */
 
     const uint32_t pmpaddr12 = PMPADDR_NAPOT(SOC_IROM_LOW, SOC_IROM_HIGH);
     PMP_RESET_AND_ENTRY_SET(12, pmpaddr12, PMP_NAPOT | CONDITIONAL_RX);
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/pmu_sleep.c b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/pmu_sleep.c
index e8a108d14db..2cb00cd0f4a 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/pmu_sleep.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32p4/pmu_sleep.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #if CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "hal/ldo_ll.h"
 #include "hal/mspi_ll.h"
+#endif
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "esp_private/esp_psram_impl.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ SPM_IRAM_ATTR uint32_t pmu_sleep_start(uint32_t wakeup_opt, uint32_t reject_opt,
     pmu_sleep_cache_sync_items(SMMU_GID_DEFAULT, CACHE_SYNC_WRITEBACK, CACHE_MAP_L1_DCACHE, 0, 0); // No PSRAM dirty data after this time write back
 
     if (!dslp) {
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
         psram_ctrlr_ll_wait_all_transaction_done();
 #if CONFIG_PM_SLP_SPIRAM_HALFSLEEP_ENABLED
         esp_psram_impl_enter_halfsleep_mode();
@@ -518,7 +520,7 @@ SPM_IRAM_ATTR bool pmu_sleep_finish(bool dslp)
             _psram_ctrlr_ll_select_clk_source(PSRAM_CTRLR_LL_MSPI_ID_3, PSRAM_CLK_SRC_MPLL);
 #endif
         }
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
         mspi_ll_psram_unhold_all_pins();
 #if CONFIG_PM_SLP_SPIRAM_HALFSLEEP_ENABLED
         esp_psram_impl_exit_halfsleep_mode();
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/cpu_region_protect.c b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/cpu_region_protect.c
index be4d6b0c9d0..23ff084deb9 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/cpu_region_protect.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/cpu_region_protect.c
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 #include "esp_fault.h"
 #include "hal/cache_ll.h"
 #include "riscv/csr.h"
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "esp_private/esp_psram_extram.h"
-#endif /* CONFIG_SPIRAM */
+#endif /* !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM */
 
 /* TODO: [ESP32S31] IDF-15238 */
 
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/pmu_sleep.c b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/pmu_sleep.c
index 3abb86e68c7..632d70027b7 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/pmu_sleep.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32s31/pmu_sleep.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "hal/efuse_hal.h"
 #include "hal/mspi_ll.h"
 #include "esp_hw_log.h"
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
 #include "esp_private/esp_psram_impl.h"
 #include "hal/psram_ctrlr_ll.h"
 #endif
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ void pmu_sleep_init(const pmu_sleep_config_t *config, bool dslp)
 IRAM_ATTR uint32_t pmu_sleep_start(uint32_t wakeup_opt, uint32_t reject_opt, uint32_t lslp_mem_inf_fpu, bool dslp)
 {
     if (!dslp) {
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
         psram_ctrlr_ll_wait_all_transaction_done();
 #if CONFIG_PM_SLP_SPIRAM_HALFSLEEP_ENABLED
         esp_psram_impl_enter_halfsleep_mode();
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ IRAM_ATTR bool pmu_sleep_finish(bool dslp)
             rtc_clk_mpll_enable();
             rtc_clk_mpll_configure(clk_hal_xtal_get_freq_mhz(), s_mpll_freq_mhz_before_sleep, false);
         }
-#if CONFIG_SPIRAM
+#if !BOOTLOADER_BUILD && CONFIG_SPIRAM
         mspi_ll_psram_unhold_all_pins();
 #if CONFIG_PM_SLP_SPIRAM_HALFSLEEP_ENABLED
         esp_psram_impl_exit_halfsleep_mode();