diff --git a/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
index 92b75a4cee..735084f556 100644
--- a/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,4 +148,10 @@ else()
     if(NOT "${BUILD_TEST_COMPONENTS}" EQUAL "")
         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()