diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
index 4ac30362bd..4bb829937f 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -85,10 +85,3 @@ ifneq (,$(filter esp_wifi_any,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += netopt
   USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter esp_idf_heap,$(USEMODULE)))
-  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_malloc_r
-  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_calloc_r
-  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_realloc_r
-  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_free_r
-endif
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include
index 41757bdab6..7b7987525c 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.include
@@ -88,10 +88,14 @@ LINKFLAGS += -L$(ESP_SDK_DIR)/components/$(CPU)/lib
 endif
 LINKFLAGS += -nostdlib -Wl,-gc-sections -Wl,-static
 
-ifeq (,$(filter esp_idf_heap,$(USEMODULE)))
-  # use the wrapper functions for calloc to add correct overflow detection missing
-  # in the newlib's version.
-  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap=_calloc_r
+# use the wrapper functions for calloc to add correct overflow detection missing
+# in the newlib's version.
+LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_calloc_r
+
+ifneq (,$(filter esp_idf_heap,$(USEMODULE)))
+  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_malloc_r
+  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_realloc_r
+  LINKFLAGS += -Wl,-wrap,_free_r
 endif
 
 # LINKFLAGS += -Wl,--verbose