diff --git a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
index 4a60daab9ab..0d267fb3621 100644
--- a/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker_script/common/common-rom.cmake
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ endif()
 zephyr_iterable_section(NAME k_p4wq_initparam KVMA RAM_REGION GROUP RODATA_REGION SUBALIGN 4)
 
 if(CONFIG_EMUL)
-  zephyr_linker_section(NAME emulators_section GROUP RODATA_REGION)
-  zephyr_linker_section_configure(SECTION emulators_section INPUT ".emulators" KEEP SORT NAME ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT})
+  zephyr_linker_section(NAME emulators_section GROUP RODATA_REGION ${XIP_ALIGN_WITH_INPUT})
+  zephyr_linker_section_configure(SECTION emulators_section INPUT ".emulators" KEEP SORT NAME)
 endif()
 
 if(CONFIG_DNS_SD)