diff --git a/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld b/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld
index ad2a57e4d6b..8be73dbc2b3 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld
@@ -256,11 +256,10 @@ SECTIONS
         __end__ = .;
         end = __end__;
         KEEP(*(.heap*))
-        /* historically on GCC sbrk was growing past __HeapLimit to __StackLimit, however
-           to be more compatible, we now set __HeapLimit explicitly to where the end of the heap is */
-        . = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-        __HeapLimit = .;
     } > RAM
+    /* historically on GCC sbrk was growing past __HeapLimit to __StackLimit, however
+       to be more compatible, we now set __HeapLimit explicitly to where the end of the heap is */
+    __HeapLimit = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
 
     /* Start and end symbols must be word-aligned */
     .scratch_x : {
diff --git a/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_default.ld b/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_default.ld
index a6ae6625cc1..b59a2ce94a2 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_default.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_default.ld
@@ -269,11 +269,10 @@ SECTIONS
         __end__ = .;
         end = __end__;
         KEEP(*(.heap*))
-        /* historically on GCC sbrk was growing past __HeapLimit to __StackLimit, however
-           to be more compatible, we now set __HeapLimit explicitly to where the end of the heap is */
-        . = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-        __HeapLimit = .;
     } > RAM
+    /* historically on GCC sbrk was growing past __HeapLimit to __StackLimit, however
+       to be more compatible, we now set __HeapLimit explicitly to where the end of the heap is */
+    __HeapLimit = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
 
     /* Start and end symbols must be word-aligned */
     .scratch_x : {
diff --git a/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_no_flash.ld b/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_no_flash.ld
index b4d3602cce3..81dea5b79d6 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_no_flash.ld
+++ b/boards/arm/rp23xx/pimoroni-pico-2-plus/scripts/memmap_no_flash.ld
@@ -215,11 +215,10 @@ SECTIONS
         __end__ = .;
         end = __end__;
         KEEP(*(.heap*))
-        /* historically on GCC sbrk was growing past __HeapLimit to __StackLimit, however
-           to be more compatible, we now set __HeapLimit explicitly to where the end of the heap is */
-        . = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
-        __HeapLimit = .;
     } > RAM
+    /* historically on GCC sbrk was growing past __HeapLimit to __StackLimit, however
+       to be more compatible, we now set __HeapLimit explicitly to where the end of the heap is */
+    __HeapLimit = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
 
     /* Start and end symbols must be word-aligned */
     .scratch_x : {