diff --git a/arch/arm/src/cmake/gcc.cmake b/arch/arm/src/cmake/gcc.cmake
index 573f7538f4..c003345857 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/cmake/gcc.cmake
+++ b/arch/arm/src/cmake/gcc.cmake
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ if(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_GNU AND NOT CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_CLANG)
   set(GCCVER ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
 
   if(GCCVER GREATER_EQUAL 12)
+    add_link_options(-Wl,--print-memory-usage)
     add_compile_options(--param=min-pagesize=0)
     if(CONFIG_ARCH_RAMFUNCS OR NOT CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH)
       add_link_options(-Wl,--no-warn-rwx-segments)
@@ -229,8 +230,6 @@ if(CONFIG_DEBUG_LINK_MAP)
   add_link_options(-Wl,--cref -Wl,-Map=nuttx.map)
 endif()
 
-add_link_options(-Wl,--print-memory-usage)
-
 if(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS)
   add_compile_options(${CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL})
 endif()
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/common/Toolchain.defs b/arch/arm/src/common/Toolchain.defs
index 65dd1d27fa..ba571237ad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/common/Toolchain.defs
+++ b/arch/arm/src/common/Toolchain.defs
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ else
       endif
       ifeq ($(shell expr "$(GCCVER)" \>= 12), 1)
         ARCHOPTIMIZATION += --param=min-pagesize=0
+        LDFLAGS += --print-memory-usage
         ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_RAMFUNCS),y)
           LDFLAGS += --no-warn-rwx-segments
         else ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMFLASH),)
@@ -328,8 +329,6 @@ else
   endif
 
   LDFLAGS += --entry=__start
-  LDFLAGS += --print-memory-usage
-
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_CLANG),y)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/Toolchain.defs b/arch/arm64/src/Toolchain.defs
index 1c80759c1e..aa94a21572 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/Toolchain.defs
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/Toolchain.defs
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_GNU),y)
       LDFLAGS += --no-warn-rwx-segments
     endif
 
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(shell expr "$(GCCVER)" \>= 12), 1)
     LDFLAGS += --print-memory-usage
   endif
 endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/src/cmake/Toolchain.cmake b/arch/arm64/src/cmake/Toolchain.cmake
index 1fadb3f1f3..e3f5ad69c7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/src/cmake/Toolchain.cmake
+++ b/arch/arm64/src/cmake/Toolchain.cmake
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ if(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_GNU AND NOT CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_CLANG)
     set(GCCVER ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
   endif()
   if(GCCVER GREATER_EQUAL 12)
+    add_link_options(-Wl,--print-memory-usage)
     add_link_options(-Wl,--no-warn-rwx-segments)
   endif()
 
-  add_link_options(-Wl,--print-memory-usage)
 endif()