diff --git a/components/esp_timer/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_timer/CMakeLists.txt
index c0d9a6932c3..bb23e9d4237 100644
--- a/components/esp_timer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_timer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ endif()
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                        INCLUDE_DIRS include
                        PRIV_REQUIRES "${priv_requires}"
-                       PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS private_include)
+                       PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS private_include
+                       LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf)
 
 # Forces the linker to include esp_timer_init.c
 target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u esp_timer_init_include_func")
diff --git a/components/esp_timer/linker.lf b/components/esp_timer/linker.lf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4aade496869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_timer/linker.lf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[mapping:esp_timer_wifi_pm]
+archive: libesp_timer.a
+entries:
+    if ESP_WIFI_SLP_IRAM_OPT = y && IDF_TARGET_ESP32 = y:
+        esp_timer:timer_task (noflash)
+        esp_timer:timer_process_alarm (noflash)
diff --git a/components/esp_timer/src/esp_timer.c b/components/esp_timer/src/esp_timer.c
index 61b24ec995f..58872af0f01 100644
--- a/components/esp_timer/src/esp_timer.c
+++ b/components/esp_timer/src/esp_timer.c
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ static ESP_TIMER_IRAM_ATTR void timer_list_unlock(esp_timer_dispatch_t timer_typ
 #ifdef CONFIG_ESP_TIMER_SUPPORTS_ISR_DISPATCH_METHOD
 ESP_TIMER_IRAM_ATTR
 #endif
-static void timer_process_alarm(esp_timer_dispatch_t dispatch_method)
+// Keep this as a standalone symbol because ldgen maps it by name.
+static void __attribute__((noinline, noclone)) timer_process_alarm(esp_timer_dispatch_t dispatch_method)
 {
     timer_list_lock(dispatch_method);
     esp_timer_handle_t it;
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/linker.lf b/components/esp_wifi/linker.lf
index 1f1f69f1ed3..830cdef2de8 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/linker.lf
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/linker.lf
@@ -163,10 +163,3 @@ entries:
         if PM_ENABLE = y:
             wifi_init:wifi_pm_sleep_lock_acquire (noflash)
             wifi_init:wifi_pm_sleep_lock_release (noflash)
-
-[mapping:esp_timer_wifi_pm]
-archive: libesp_timer.a
-entries:
-    if ESP_WIFI_SLP_IRAM_OPT = y && IDF_TARGET_ESP32 = y:
-        esp_timer:timer_task (noflash)
-        esp_timer:timer_process_alarm (noflash)