diff --git a/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
index dfbd4b2c9..36ccbd55e 100644
--- a/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,4 +153,10 @@ else()
     if(esp32_test IN_LIST BUILD_TEST_COMPONENTS)
         add_definitions(-DESP_TIMER_DYNAMIC_OVERFLOW_VAL)
     endif()
+
+    # disable stack protection in files which are involved in initialization of that feature
+    set_source_files_properties(
+        stack_check.c cpu_start.c
+        PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS
+        -fno-stack-protector)
 endif()