diff --git a/arch/arm/src/Makefile b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
index 61846b24647..f265b8eb60a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/src/Makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS),y)
 		$(LDSTARTGROUP) $(LDLIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LDENDGROUP)
 else
 	$(Q) # Link and generate default table
-	$(Q) $(call LINK_ALLSYMS, $^)
+	$(Q) $(if $(wildcard $(shell echo $(NUTTX))),,$(call LINK_ALLSYMS,$^))
 	$(Q) # Extract all symbols
 	$(Q) $(call LINK_ALLSYMS, $^)
 	$(Q) # Extract again since the table offset may changed
diff --git a/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile b/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
index 46e4fcedaf0..a6add5f5903 100644
--- a/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/risc-v/src/Makefile
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS),y)
 		$(LDSTARTGROUP) $(LDLIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LDENDGROUP)
 else
 	$(Q) # Link and generate default table
-	$(Q) $(call LINK_ALLSYMS, $^)
+	$(Q) $(if $(wildcard $(shell echo $(NUTTX))),,$(call LINK_ALLSYMS,$^))
 	$(Q) # Extract all symbols
 	$(Q) $(call LINK_ALLSYMS, $^)
 	$(Q) # Extract again since the table offset may changed
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
index bb673eb42f7..71e56078344 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_ALLSYMS),y)
 		$(LDSTARTGROUP) $(LDLIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(LDENDGROUP)
 else
 	$(Q) # Link and generate default table
-	$(Q) $(call LINK_ALLSYMS, $^)
+	$(Q) $(if $(wildcard $(shell echo $(NUTTX))),,$(call LINK_ALLSYMS,$^))
 	$(Q) # Extract all symbols
 	$(Q) $(call LINK_ALLSYMS, $^)
 	$(Q) # Extract again since the table offset may changed