diff --git a/soc/nordic/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nordic/CMakeLists.txt
index 6dae6e97fb..9797d2e717 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nordic/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 zephyr_library()
 
-set(SOC_LINKER_SCRIPT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/linker.ld CACHE INTERNAL "SoC Linker script")
+if(CONFIG_ARM)
+  set(SOC_LINKER_SCRIPT ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/include/zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld CACHE INTERNAL "SoC Linker script")
+endif()
 
 zephyr_library_sources(
   validate_base_addresses.c
diff --git a/soc/nordic/common/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nordic/common/CMakeLists.txt
index b574cafc0c..805113f53d 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nordic/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_RISCV_CORE_NORDIC_VPR vpr)
 
+zephyr_linker_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ARM SECTIONS arm_platform_init.ld)
+
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_POWEROFF poweroff.c)
 
 zephyr_include_directories(.)
diff --git a/soc/nordic/linker.ld b/soc/nordic/common/arm_platform_init.ld
similarity index 52%
rename from soc/nordic/linker.ld
rename to soc/nordic/common/arm_platform_init.ld
index c8dbb42659..9773ada3dc 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/linker.ld
+++ b/soc/nordic/common/arm_platform_init.ld
@@ -4,16 +4,5 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_ARM)
-#include <zephyr/arch/arm/cortex_m/scripts/linker.ld>
-
 /* Let SystemInit() be called in place of z_arm_platform_init() by default. */
 PROVIDE(z_arm_platform_init = SystemInit);
-
-#elif defined(CONFIG_RISCV)
-#include <zephyr/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld>
-
-#else
-#error Unsupported architecture
-
-#endif
diff --git a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt
index 3849a3fdc9..d418954eeb 100644
--- a/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/soc/nordic/common/vpr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 zephyr_include_directories(.)
 
 zephyr_library_sources(soc_idle.c soc_irq.S soc_irq.c vector.S)
+
+set(SOC_LINKER_SCRIPT ${ZEPHYR_BASE}/include/zephyr/arch/riscv/common/linker.ld CACHE INTERNAL "")