diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c01991cc6..a1a7ca14b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Examples should now work with the `defmt` feature (#810)
 - Fixed a race condition causing SpiDma to stop working unexpectedly (#869)
 - Fixed async uart serial, and updated the embassy_serial examples (#871).
+- Fix ESP32-S3 direct-boot (#873)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-esp32s3.x b/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-esp32s3.x
index 5860b7bca..12db13bfc 100644
--- a/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-esp32s3.x
+++ b/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-esp32s3.x
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ SECTIONS {
   .pre_header (NOLOAD) : AT(0)
   {
     . = . + 0x400;
-  }
+  } > irom_seg
 
-  .header ORIGIN(ROTEXT) : AT(0x400)
+  .header ORIGIN(ROTEXT) + 0x400 : AT(0x400)
   {
     LONG(0xaedb041d)
     LONG(0xaedb041d)
-  }
+  } > irom_seg
 
   .text ORIGIN(ROTEXT) + 0x408 : AT(0x408)
   {
@@ -94,19 +94,20 @@ SECTIONS {
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
     _etext = .;
-  }
+  } > REGION_TEXT
   _text_size = _etext - _stext;
 
-  .rodata ORIGIN(RODATA) + 0x408 + _text_size :
+  .rodata ORIGIN(RODATA) + 0x408 + _text_size : AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header))
   {
-    _rodata_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     . = ALIGN (4);
+    _rodata_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rodata .rodata.*)
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _rodata_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
+  } > REGION_RODATA
 
-  .rwtext ORIGIN(RWTEXT) + 0x408 + _text_size + SIZEOF(.rodata) :
+  .rwtext ORIGIN(RWTEXT) + 0x408 + _text_size + SIZEOF(.rodata) : 
+      AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata))
   {
     _irwtext = ORIGIN(RODATA) + 0x408 + _text_size + SIZEOF(.rodata);
     _srwtext = .;
@@ -152,19 +153,21 @@ SECTIONS {
 
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _erwtext = .;
-  }
+  } > REGION_RWTEXT
 
   .data ORIGIN(RWDATA) : 
+      AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext))
   {
     _data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     . = ALIGN (4);
     *(.data .data.*)
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
+  } > REGION_DATA
+ 
 
   /* LMA of .data */
-  _sidata = _erwtext - ORIGIN(RWTEXT) + ORIGIN(RODATA);
+  _sidata = ORIGIN(RODATA) + _text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext);
 
   .bss (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4)
   {
@@ -173,93 +176,102 @@ SECTIONS {
     *(.bss .bss.* COMMON)
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  } > RWDATA
+  } > REGION_BSS
 
   .noinit (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4)
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.noinit .noinit.*)
     . = ALIGN (4);
-  } > RWDATA
+  } > REGION_BSS
 
   /* must be last segment using RWDATA */
   .stack_end (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4)
   {
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _stack_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  } > RWDATA
+  } > REGION_STACK
   
   .rtc_fast.text ORIGIN(rtc_fast_seg) : 
+      AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + SIZEOF(.data) + SIZEOF(.bss) + SIZEOF(.noinit))
   {
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _rtc_fast_text_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_fast.literal .rtc_fast.text .rtc_fast.literal.* .rtc_fast.text.*)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _rtc_fast_text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
-  _irtc_fast_text = ORIGIN(RODATA) + _text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext);
-
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+  _irtc_fast_text = ORIGIN(RODATA) + _text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + SIZEOF(.data) + SIZEOF(.bss) + SIZEOF(.noinit);
+ 
   .rtc_fast.data ORIGIN(rtc_fast_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) : 
+      AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + SIZEOF(.data) + SIZEOF(.bss) + SIZEOF(.noinit) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) )
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _rtc_fast_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_fast.data .rtc_fast.data.*)
    . = ALIGN(4);
     _rtc_fast_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
-  _irtc_fast_data = ORIGIN(RODATA) + _text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text);
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+  _irtc_fast_data = ORIGIN(RODATA) + _text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + SIZEOF(.data) + SIZEOF(.bss) + SIZEOF(.noinit) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text);
 
- .rtc_fast.bss ORIGIN(rtc_fast_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) (NOLOAD) : 
+ .rtc_fast.bss ORIGIN(rtc_fast_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data) (NOLOAD) : 
+    AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + SIZEOF(.data) + SIZEOF(.bss) + SIZEOF(.noinit) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data))
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _rtc_fast_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_fast.bss .rtc_fast.bss.*)
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _rtc_fast_bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
 
- .rtc_fast.noinit ORIGIN(rtc_fast_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss) (NOLOAD)  :
+ .rtc_fast.noinit ORIGIN(rtc_fast_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss) (NOLOAD)  :
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.rtc_fast.noinit .rtc_fast.noinit.*)
     . = ALIGN (4);
-  }
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
 
  .rtc_slow.text ORIGIN(rtc_slow_seg) : 
+    AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + 
+      SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss)) 
   {
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _rtc_slow_text_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_slow.literal .rtc_slow.text .rtc_slow.literal.* .rtc_slow.text.*)
    . = ALIGN(4);
    _rtc_slow_text_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
+  } > REGION_RTC_SLOW
   _irtc_slow_text = ORIGIN(RODATA) + _text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + 
-      SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss);
+      SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss);
 
   .rtc_slow.data ORIGIN(rtc_slow_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.text) : 
+      AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + 
+        SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.text))
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _rtc_slow_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_slow.data .rtc_slow.data.*)
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _rtc_slow_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
+  } > REGION_RTC_SLOW
   _irtc_slow_data = ORIGIN(RODATA) + _text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + 
-        SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.text);
+        SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.text);
 
  .rtc_slow.bss ORIGIN(rtc_slow_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.data) (NOLOAD) : 
+    AT(_text_size + SIZEOF(.header) + SIZEOF(.pre_header) + SIZEOF(.rodata) + SIZEOF(.rwtext) + 
+      SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.data) + SIZEOF(.rtc_fast.bss) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.data))
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _rtc_slow_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_slow.bss .rtc_slow.bss.*)
     . = ALIGN (4);
     _rtc_slow_bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
-  }
+  } > REGION_RTC_SLOW
 
  .rtc_slow.noinit ORIGIN(rtc_slow_seg) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.text) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.data) + SIZEOF(.rtc_slow.bss) (NOLOAD) :
   {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.rtc_slow.noinit .rtc_slow.noinit.*)
     . = ALIGN (4);
-  }
+  } > REGION_RTC_SLOW
 }
diff --git a/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-memory.x b/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-memory.x
index b8c65a763..11c992021 100644
--- a/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-memory.x
+++ b/esp32s3-hal/ld/db-memory.x
@@ -29,3 +29,14 @@ MEMORY
   /* RTC slow memory (data accessible). Persists over deep sleep. */
   rtc_slow_seg(RW)       : ORIGIN = 0x50000000, len = 8k
 }
+
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_TEXT", irom_seg);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RODATA", drom_seg);
+
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_DATA", dram_seg);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_BSS", dram_seg);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_STACK", dram_seg);
+
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RWTEXT", iram_seg);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RTC_FAST", rtc_fast_seg);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RTC_SLOW", rtc_slow_seg);