diff --git a/components/pthread/CMakeLists.txt b/components/pthread/CMakeLists.txt
index d488c92a9..136bf9cf1 100644
--- a/components/pthread/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/pthread/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "pthread.c"
                             "pthread_local_storage.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS include)
 
+if(GCC_NOT_5_2_0)
+    set(extra_link_flags "-u pthread_include_pthread_impl")
+    list(APPEND extra_link_flags "-u pthread_include_pthread_cond_impl")
+    list(APPEND extra_link_flags "-u pthread_include_pthread_local_storage_impl")
+endif()
+
 if(CONFIG_FREERTOS_ENABLE_STATIC_TASK_CLEAN_UP)
     target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} "-Wl,--wrap=vPortCleanUpTCB")
 endif()
+
+if(extra_link_flags)
+    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "${extra_link_flags}")
+endif()
diff --git a/components/pthread/component.mk b/components/pthread/component.mk
index 9c3eececf..c5793fded 100644
--- a/components/pthread/component.mk
+++ b/components/pthread/component.mk
@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS := -lpthread
 ifdef CONFIG_FREERTOS_ENABLE_STATIC_TASK_CLEAN_UP
 COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--wrap=vPortCleanUpTCB
 endif
+
+ifeq ($(GCC_NOT_5_2_0), 1)
+# Forces the linker to include pthread implementation from this component,
+# instead of the weak implementations provided by libgcc.
+COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS += -u pthread_include_pthread_impl
+COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS += -u pthread_include_pthread_cond_impl
+COMPONENT_ADD_LDFLAGS += -u pthread_include_pthread_local_storage_impl
+endif  # GCC_NOT_5_2_0
diff --git a/components/pthread/pthread.c b/components/pthread/pthread.c
index 84997c9aa..f4fe4ded7 100644
--- a/components/pthread/pthread.c
+++ b/components/pthread/pthread.c
@@ -820,3 +820,8 @@ int pthread_attr_setdetachstate(pthread_attr_t *attr, int detachstate)
     }
     return EINVAL;
 }
+
+/* Hook function to force linking this file */
+void pthread_include_pthread_impl()
+{
+}
diff --git a/components/pthread/pthread_cond_var.c b/components/pthread/pthread_cond_var.c
index fe3144512..8db28ae5e 100644
--- a/components/pthread/pthread_cond_var.c
+++ b/components/pthread/pthread_cond_var.c
@@ -198,3 +198,8 @@ int pthread_cond_destroy(pthread_cond_t *cv)
 
     return ret;
 }
+
+/* Hook function to force linking this file */
+void pthread_include_pthread_cond_var_impl()
+{
+}
diff --git a/components/pthread/pthread_local_storage.c b/components/pthread/pthread_local_storage.c
index 5e2dbafd2..ecf252e4c 100644
--- a/components/pthread/pthread_local_storage.c
+++ b/components/pthread/pthread_local_storage.c
@@ -255,3 +255,8 @@ int pthread_setspecific(pthread_key_t key, const void *value)
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+/* Hook function to force linking this file */
+void pthread_include_pthread_local_storage_impl()
+{
+}