diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/lx6/Toolchain.defs b/arch/xtensa/src/lx6/Toolchain.defs
index 18b713d6dc2..8488e534758 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/lx6/Toolchain.defs
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/lx6/Toolchain.defs
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ NM = $(CROSSDEV)nm
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSSDEV)objcopy
 OBJDUMP = $(CROSSDEV)objdump
 
+LDFLAGS += --print-memory-usage
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_GNU),y)
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_CLANG),)
     ifeq ($(GCCVER),)
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/lx7/Toolchain.defs b/arch/xtensa/src/lx7/Toolchain.defs
index 3328478542b..51b1e4755d4 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/lx7/Toolchain.defs
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/lx7/Toolchain.defs
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ NM = $(CROSSDEV)nm
 OBJCOPY = $(CROSSDEV)objcopy
 OBJDUMP = $(CROSSDEV)objdump
 
+LDFLAGS += --print-memory-usage
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_GNU),y)
   ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_TOOLCHAIN_CLANG),)
     ifeq ($(GCCVER),)