diff --git a/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake b/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake
index 193f166f2c..42c0c49af1 100644
--- a/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake
+++ b/components/esp_libc/project_include.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+# Get picolibc specs option with --gc-sections flag removed
+function(get_picolibc_specs_path out_var)
+    set(modified_specs_path "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/specs/picolibc.specs")
+    set(${out_var} "${modified_specs_path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+    # Return if modified specs file already exists to avoid regeneration
+    if(EXISTS "${modified_specs_path}")
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    # Find the original picolibc.specs file in the toolchain directory
+    execute_process(
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} --print-file-name=picolibc.specs
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE picolibc_specs_path
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+        ERROR_QUIET
+    )
+
+    if(picolibc_specs_path AND EXISTS "${picolibc_specs_path}")
+        # Read the original specs file
+        file(READ "${picolibc_specs_path}" specs_content)
+
+        # Remove --gc-sections flag from the content
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "--gc-sections" "" specs_content "${specs_content}")
+
+        # Write the modified specs file
+        file(WRITE "${modified_specs_path}" "${specs_content}")
+    else()
+        # Fallback: use original specs if not found
+        message(WARNING "picolibc.specs not found in toolchain, using default")
+        set(${out_var} "picolibc.specs" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
 if(CONFIG_IDF_TOOLCHAIN_GCC)
     if(CONFIG_STDATOMIC_S32C1I_SPIRAM_WORKAROUND)
         idf_toolchain_add_flags(COMPILE_OPTIONS "-mdisable-hardware-atomics")
@@ -6,9 +40,18 @@ if(CONFIG_IDF_TOOLCHAIN_GCC)
     endif()
 
     if(CONFIG_LIBC_PICOLIBC)
-        idf_toolchain_add_flags(COMPILE_OPTIONS "-specs=picolibc.specs")
+        # TODO GCC-464:
+        # The original picolibc.specs file cannot be used directly in the build
+        # system because it contains the --gc-sections linker flag. This flag
+        # causes CMake's compiler detection checks to incorrectly drop required
+        # data during configuration.
+        #
+        # Workaround: Copy picolibc.specs to the working directory with removed
+        # --gc-sections option.
+        get_picolibc_specs_path(picolibc_specs_path)
+        idf_toolchain_add_flags(COMPILE_OPTIONS "\"-specs=${picolibc_specs_path}\"")
     else()
-        idf_toolchain_remove_flags(COMPILE_OPTIONS "-specs=picolibc.specs")
+        idf_toolchain_remove_flags(COMPILE_OPTIONS "-specs=.*picolibc.*")
     endif()
 
     if(CONFIG_LIBC_NEWLIB_NANO_FORMAT)