diff --git a/arch/common/ramfunc.ld b/arch/common/ramfunc.ld
index 3894dbfef4357..45dea79d6b669 100644
--- a/arch/common/ramfunc.ld
+++ b/arch/common/ramfunc.ld
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 SECTION_DATA_PROLOGUE(.ramfunc,,)
 {
+	__ramfunc_region_start = .;
 	MPU_ALIGN(__ramfunc_size);
 	__ramfunc_start = .;
 	*(.ramfunc)
diff --git a/cmake/linker_script/arm/linker.cmake b/cmake/linker_script/arm/linker.cmake
index 332d44b24359e..ef70b3b44b0db 100644
--- a/cmake/linker_script/arm/linker.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker_script/arm/linker.cmake
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ endif()
 
 include(${COMMON_ZEPHYR_LINKER_DIR}/ram-end.cmake)
 
+zephyr_linker_symbol(SYMBOL __ramfunc_region_start EXPR "(@__ramfunc_start@)")
 zephyr_linker_symbol(SYMBOL __kernel_ram_start EXPR "(@__bss_start@)")
 zephyr_linker_symbol(SYMBOL __kernel_ram_end  EXPR "(${RAM_ADDR} + ${RAM_SIZE})")
 zephyr_linker_symbol(SYMBOL __kernel_ram_size EXPR "(@__kernel_ram_end@ - @__bss_start@)")
diff --git a/include/zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h b/include/zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h
index d860222ffac79..6e3a306831590 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ extern char _nocache_ram_size[];
  * section, stored in RAM instead of FLASH.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_RAMFUNC_SUPPORT
+extern char __ramfunc_region_start[];
 extern char __ramfunc_start[];
 extern char __ramfunc_end[];
 extern char __ramfunc_size[];
diff --git a/kernel/xip.c b/kernel/xip.c
index a5752560c853d..f6de78423b17e 100644
--- a/kernel/xip.c
+++ b/kernel/xip.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ void z_data_copy(void)
 	z_early_memcpy(&__data_region_start, &__data_region_load_start,
 		       __data_region_end - __data_region_start);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_RAMFUNC_SUPPORT
-	z_early_memcpy(&__ramfunc_start, &__ramfunc_load_start,
-		       (uintptr_t) &__ramfunc_size);
+	z_early_memcpy(&__ramfunc_region_start, &__ramfunc_load_start,
+		       __ramfunc_end - __ramfunc_region_start);
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_RAMFUNC_SUPPORT */
 #if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_ccm), okay)
 	z_early_memcpy(&__ccm_data_start, &__ccm_data_rom_start,