diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template.ld
similarity index 97%
rename from boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template
rename to boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template.ld
index 7bb73958128..abf79b012a5 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /****************************************************************************
- * boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template
+ * boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/scripts/esp32.template.ld
  * ESP32 Linker Script Memory Layout
  *
  * This file describes the memory layout (memory blocks) as virtual
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/src/Makefile b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/src/Makefile
index 2d23db4c304..e5b6f45bdf6 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/src/Makefile
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/src/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ESP32_SPIFLASH),y)
 CSRCS += esp32_spiflash.c
 endif
 
-SCRIPTIN = $(SCRIPTDIR)$(DELIM)esp32.template
+SCRIPTIN = $(SCRIPTDIR)$(DELIM)esp32.template.ld
 SCRIPTOUT = $(SCRIPTDIR)$(DELIM)esp32_out.ld
 
 EXTRA_DISTCLEAN = $(call DELFILE, $(SCRIPTOUT))