diff --git a/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt
index 98b178af6..a5f37842d 100644
--- a/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
 else()
     # Regular app build
     set(srcs "src/brownout.c"
+             "src/esp_err.c"
              "src/dbg_stubs.c"
              "src/esp_err_to_name.c"
              "src/freertos_hooks.c"
diff --git a/components/esp_common/linker.lf b/components/esp_common/linker.lf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..589f73740
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_common/linker.lf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[mapping:esp_common]
+archive: lib_esp_common.a
+entries:
+    esp_err (noflash)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/esp_system/abort.c b/components/esp_common/src/esp_err.c
similarity index 69%
rename from components/esp_system/abort.c
rename to components/esp_common/src/esp_err.c
index 5933b4a35..3286b0058 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/abort.c
+++ b/components/esp_common/src/esp_err.c
@@ -11,52 +11,18 @@
 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
-
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "esp_err.h"
 #include "esp_spi_flash.h"
-#include "esp_system.h"
-
-#include "esp_private/system_internal.h"
-
-#include "soc/cpu.h"
-#include "soc/soc_caps.h"
-#include "hal/cpu_hal.h"
 
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
 #include "esp32/rom/ets_sys.h"
-#else
+#elif CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2
 #include "esp32s2/rom/ets_sys.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "panic.h"
-
-void __attribute__((noreturn)) abort(void)
-{
-    char buf[47] = { 0 };
-
-    _Static_assert(UINTPTR_MAX == 0xffffffff, "abort() assumes 32-bit addresses");
-    _Static_assert(SOC_CPU_CORES_NUM < 10, "abort() assumes number of cores is [1..9]");
-
-    char addr_buf[9] = { 0 };
-    char core_buf[2] = { 0 };
-
-    itoa((uint32_t)(__builtin_return_address(0) - 3), addr_buf, 16);
-    itoa(cpu_ll_get_core_id(), core_buf, 10);
-
-	const char *str[4] = { "abort() was called at PC 0x", addr_buf, " on core ", core_buf };
-	for (int i = 0, k = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-		for (int j = 0; str[i][j] != '\0'; j++) {
-			buf[k] = str[i][j];
-			k++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	esp_system_abort(buf);
-}
-
 static void esp_error_check_failed_print(const char *msg, esp_err_t rc, const char *file, int line, const char *function, const char *expression)
 {
     ets_printf("%s failed: esp_err_t 0x%x", msg, rc);
diff --git a/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
index a1439ea79..fbc5c49c1 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-idf_component_register(SRCS "abort.c" "panic.c" "reset_reason.c" "system_api.c"
+idf_component_register(SRCS "panic.c" "reset_reason.c" "system_api.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS include
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS private_include
                     PRIV_REQUIRES spi_flash app_update
diff --git a/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt b/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt
index 01f0234c2..fd3d5a5d9 100644
--- a/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/newlib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set(srcs 
+    "abort.c"
     "heap.c"
     "locks.c"
     "poll.c"
diff --git a/components/newlib/abort.c b/components/newlib/abort.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4137d74fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/newlib/abort.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright 2015-2016 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "esp_system.h"
+
+#include "soc/soc_caps.h"
+#include "hal/cpu_hal.h"
+
+void __attribute__((noreturn)) abort(void)
+{
+	#define ERR_STR1  "abort() was called at PC 0x"
+	#define ERR_STR2  " on core "
+
+    _Static_assert(UINTPTR_MAX == 0xffffffff, "abort() assumes 32-bit addresses");
+    _Static_assert(SOC_CPU_CORES_NUM < 10, "abort() assumes number of cores is 1 to 9");
+
+    char addr_buf[9] = { 0 };
+    char core_buf[2] = { 0 };
+
+    char buf[sizeof(ERR_STR1) + sizeof(addr_buf) + sizeof(core_buf) + sizeof(ERR_STR2) + 1 /* null char */] = { 0 };
+
+    itoa((uint32_t)(__builtin_return_address(0) - 3), addr_buf, 16);
+    itoa(cpu_ll_get_core_id(), core_buf, 10);
+
+    const char *str[] = { ERR_STR1, addr_buf, ERR_STR2, core_buf };
+
+	char *dest = buf;
+    for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(str) / sizeof(str[0]); i++) {
+		strcat(dest, str[i]);
+    }
+
+    esp_system_abort(buf);
+}
diff --git a/components/newlib/newlib.lf b/components/newlib/newlib.lf
index 59d3ace55..63a93164a 100644
--- a/components/newlib/newlib.lf
+++ b/components/newlib/newlib.lf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-# Places the heap related functions from heap.c into IRAM
-
 [mapping:newlib]
 archive: libnewlib.a
 entries:
   heap (noflash)
+  abort (noflash)