diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
index 29f34c7ef89..7693919e5d9 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ config ESP32_IMM_HEAP
 	bool "Reserve part of DRAM as a separate heap"
 	select XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
 	default n
+	depends on ESP32_SPIRAM_COMMON_HEAP
 
 config ESP32_RTC_HEAP
 	bool "Use the RTC memory as a separate heap"
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ config ESP32_UART0_TXDMA
 	bool "Enable UART0 TX DMA"
 	select ARCH_DMA
 	select UART0_TXDMA
-	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM
+	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM_COMMON_HEAP
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 		Due to a hardware bug on the DMA used by the UART
@@ -936,7 +937,7 @@ config ESP32_UART1_TXDMA
 	bool "Enable UART1 TX DMA"
 	select ARCH_DMA
 	select UART1_TXDMA
-	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM
+	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM_COMMON_HEAP
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 		Due to a hardware bug on the DMA used by the UART
@@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@ config ESP32_UART2_TXDMA
 	bool "Enable UART2 TX DMA"
 	select ARCH_DMA
 	select UART2_TXDMA
-	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM
+	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM_COMMON_HEAP
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 		Due to a hardware bug on the DMA used by the UART
@@ -1156,14 +1157,14 @@ config ESP32_SPI2_DMA
 	bool "SPI2 use DMA"
 	default y
 	select ARCH_DMA
-	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM
+	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM_COMMON_HEAP
 	depends on ESP32_SPI2
 
 config ESP32_SPI3_DMA
 	bool "SPI3 use DMA"
 	default y
 	select ARCH_DMA
-	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM
+	select ESP32_IMM_HEAP if ESP32_SPIRAM_COMMON_HEAP
 	depends on ESP32_SPI3
 
 config SPI_DMADESC_NUM
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_serial.c b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_serial.c
index e92135a98c7..5d6b587bb72 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_serial.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_serial.c
@@ -639,16 +639,24 @@ static void esp32_dmasend(struct uart_dev_s *dev)
     {
       struct esp32_dmadesc_s *dmadesc;
       uint8_t *tp;
-    #ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
+    #ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
       uint8_t *alloctp = NULL;
     #endif
 
-      /* If the buffer comes from PSRAM, allocate a new one from DRAM */
+      /**
+       * If the buffer comes from PSRAM, allocate a new one from
+       * Internal SRAM.
+       */
 
-    #ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
+    #ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
       if (esp32_ptr_extram(dev->dmatx.buffer))
         {
+    #  ifdef CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP
+          alloctp = kmm_malloc(dev->dmatx.length);
+    #  elif defined(CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP)
           alloctp = xtensa_imm_malloc(dev->dmatx.length);
+    #  endif
+
           DEBUGASSERT(alloctp != NULL);
           memcpy(alloctp, dev->dmatx.buffer, dev->dmatx.length);
           tp = alloctp;
@@ -680,10 +688,14 @@ static void esp32_dmasend(struct uart_dev_s *dev)
       modifyreg32(UHCI_DMA_OUT_LINK_REG(priv->config->dma_chan),
                   UHCI_OUTLINK_STOP_M, UHCI_OUTLINK_START_M);
 
-    #ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
+    #ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
       if (alloctp != NULL)
         {
+    #  ifdef CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP
+          kmm_free(alloctp);
+    #  elif defined(CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP)
           xtensa_imm_free(alloctp);
+    #  endif
         }
     #endif
     }
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spi.c b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spi.c
index 3169b3f1e6f..4b1da303dbd 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spi.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/esp32_spi.c
@@ -829,9 +829,9 @@ static void esp32_spi_dma_exchange(struct esp32_spi_priv_s *priv,
   uint32_t regval;
   struct esp32_dmadesc_s *dma_tx_desc;
   struct esp32_dmadesc_s *dma_rx_desc;
-#ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
   uint8_t *alloctp = NULL;
-  uint8_t *allocrp;
+  uint8_t *allocrp = NULL;
 #endif
 
   /* Define these constants outside transfer loop to avoid wasting CPU time
@@ -853,10 +853,15 @@ static void esp32_spi_dma_exchange(struct esp32_spi_priv_s *priv,
 
   /* If the buffer comes from PSRAM, allocate a new one from DRAM */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
   if (esp32_ptr_extram(txbuffer))
     {
+#  ifdef CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP
+      alloctp = kmm_malloc(total);
+#  elif defined(CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP)
       alloctp = xtensa_imm_malloc(total);
+#  endif
+
       DEBUGASSERT(alloctp != NULL);
       memcpy(alloctp, txbuffer, total);
       tp = alloctp;
@@ -867,10 +872,15 @@ static void esp32_spi_dma_exchange(struct esp32_spi_priv_s *priv,
       tp = (uint8_t *)txbuffer;
     }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
   if (esp32_ptr_extram(rxbuffer))
     {
+#  ifdef CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP
+      allocrp = kmm_malloc(total);
+#  elif defined(CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP)
       allocrp = xtensa_imm_malloc(total);
+#  endif
+
       DEBUGASSERT(allocrp != NULL);
       rp = allocrp;
     }
@@ -938,18 +948,26 @@ static void esp32_spi_dma_exchange(struct esp32_spi_priv_s *priv,
 
   esp32_spi_reset_regbits(spi_slave_reg, SPI_INT_EN_M);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
-  if (esp32_ptr_extram(rxbuffer))
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
+  if (allocrp)
     {
       memcpy(rxbuffer, allocrp, total);
+#  ifdef CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP
+      kmm_free(allocrp);
+#  elif defined(CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP)
       xtensa_imm_free(allocrp);
+#  endif
     }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP
-  if (esp32_ptr_extram(txbuffer))
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_SPIRAM
+  if (alloctp)
     {
+#  ifdef CONFIG_MM_KERNEL_HEAP
+      kmm_free(alloctp);
+#  elif defined(CONFIG_XTENSA_IMEM_USE_SEPARATE_HEAP)
       xtensa_imm_free(alloctp);
+#  endif
     }
 #endif
 }