diff --git a/arch/riscv/core/stacktrace.c b/arch/riscv/core/stacktrace.c
index 361e152f00c..74f94d4eb86 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/core/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/core/stacktrace.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/debug/symtab.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/kernel_structs.h>
+#include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 #include <kernel_internal.h>
 #include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
 
@@ -90,9 +91,7 @@ static bool in_stack_bound(uintptr_t addr, const struct k_thread *const thread,
 
 static inline bool in_text_region(uintptr_t addr)
 {
-	extern uintptr_t __text_region_start, __text_region_end;
-
-	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)&__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)&__text_region_end);
+	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)__text_region_end);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
diff --git a/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_riscv.c b/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_riscv.c
index 94073ededcd..8eb1f1828b3 100644
--- a/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_riscv.c
+++ b/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_riscv.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 
 static bool valid_stack(uintptr_t addr, k_tid_t current)
 {
@@ -14,9 +15,7 @@ static bool valid_stack(uintptr_t addr, k_tid_t current)
 
 static inline bool in_text_region(uintptr_t addr)
 {
-	extern uintptr_t __text_region_start, __text_region_end;
-
-	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)&__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)&__text_region_end);
+	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)__text_region_end);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86.c b/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86.c
index e62ad64b74a..5bc12c0b77b 100644
--- a/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86.c
+++ b/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 
 static bool valid_stack(uintptr_t addr, k_tid_t current)
 {
@@ -15,9 +16,7 @@ static bool valid_stack(uintptr_t addr, k_tid_t current)
 
 static inline bool in_text_region(uintptr_t addr)
 {
-	extern uintptr_t __text_region_start, __text_region_end;
-
-	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)&__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)&__text_region_end);
+	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)__text_region_end);
 }
 
 /* interruption stack frame */
diff --git a/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86_64.c b/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86_64.c
index 84e45024c3c..fa6c77f527b 100644
--- a/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86_64.c
+++ b/subsys/profiling/perf/backends/perf_x86_64.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zephyr/linker/linker-defs.h>
 
 static bool valid_stack(uintptr_t addr, k_tid_t current)
 {
@@ -15,9 +16,7 @@ static bool valid_stack(uintptr_t addr, k_tid_t current)
 
 static inline bool in_text_region(uintptr_t addr)
 {
-	extern uintptr_t __text_region_start, __text_region_end;
-
-	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)&__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)&__text_region_end);
+	return (addr >= (uintptr_t)__text_region_start) && (addr < (uintptr_t)__text_region_end);
 }
 
 /*