diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2040/platform/default_locations.ld b/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2040/platform/default_locations.ld
index 684418b7..03144ea0 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2040/platform/default_locations.ld
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2040/platform/default_locations.ld
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-RAM_ORIGIN = DEFINED(RAM_ORIGIN) ? RAM_ORIGIN : 0x20000000;
-RAM_LENGTH = DEFINED(RAM_LENGTH) ? RAM_LENGTH : 256k;
-SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN = DEFINED(SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN) ? SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN : 0x20040000;
-SCRATCH_X_LENGTH = DEFINED(SCRATCH_X_LENGTH) ? SCRATCH_X_LENGTH : 4k;
-SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN = DEFINED(SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN) ? SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN : 0x20041000;
-SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH = DEFINED(SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH) ? SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH : 4k;
-XIP_RAM_ORIGIN = DEFINED(XIP_RAM_ORIGIN) ? XIP_RAM_ORIGIN : 0x15000000;
-XIP_RAM_LENGTH = DEFINED(XIP_RAM_LENGTH) ? XIP_RAM_LENGTH : 16k;
+RAM_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x20000000;
+RAM_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 256k;
+SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x20040000;
+SCRATCH_X_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 4k;
+SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x20041000;
+SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 4k;
+XIP_RAM_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x15000000;
+XIP_RAM_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 16k;
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2350/platform/default_locations.ld b/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2350/platform/default_locations.ld
index 0b1611d4..15ddc737 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2350/platform/default_locations.ld
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_crt0/rp2350/platform/default_locations.ld
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-RAM_ORIGIN = DEFINED(RAM_ORIGIN) ? RAM_ORIGIN : 0x20000000;
-RAM_LENGTH = DEFINED(RAM_LENGTH) ? RAM_LENGTH : 512k;
-SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN = DEFINED(SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN) ? SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN : 0x20080000;
-SCRATCH_X_LENGTH = DEFINED(SCRATCH_X_LENGTH) ? SCRATCH_X_LENGTH : 4k;
-SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN = DEFINED(SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN) ? SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN : 0x20081000;
-SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH = DEFINED(SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH) ? SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH : 4k;
-XIP_RAM_ORIGIN = DEFINED(XIP_RAM_ORIGIN) ? XIP_RAM_ORIGIN : 0x13FFC000;
-XIP_RAM_LENGTH = DEFINED(XIP_RAM_LENGTH) ? XIP_RAM_LENGTH : 16k;
+RAM_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x20000000;
+RAM_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 512k;
+SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x20080000;
+SCRATCH_X_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 4k;
+SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x20081000;
+SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 4k;
+XIP_RAM_ORIGIN_DEFAULT = 0x13FFC000;
+XIP_RAM_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 16k;
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/CMakeLists.txt
index 8fc24034..69f5751e 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ if (NOT TARGET pico_standard_link)
     target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:-L${PICO_LINKER_SCRIPT_PATH}")
     target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:-L${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/scripts")
 
+    # add default locations script, so they can be referenced by pico_set_linker_script_var variables
+    target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:--script=${PICO_LINKER_SCRIPT_PATH}/platform/default_locations.ld")
+
     # add variables set by pico_set_linker_script_var function
     target_link_options(pico_standard_link INTERFACE "LINKER:$<JOIN:$<TARGET_PROPERTY:PICO_TARGET_LINKER_SCRIPT_VARS>,,>")
 
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld
index 12b7c85a..1cb8f759 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_copy_to_ram.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Include platform memory locations */
-INCLUDE "platform/default_locations.ld"
+INCLUDE "rp2_common/set_memory_locations.ld"
 
 /* Include memory regions used */
 INCLUDE "rp2_common/memory_flash.ld"
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_default.ld b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_default.ld
index 6b1ccf82..2c8f3ffa 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_default.ld
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_default.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Include platform memory locations */
-INCLUDE "platform/default_locations.ld"
+INCLUDE "rp2_common/set_memory_locations.ld"
 
 /* Include memory regions used */
 INCLUDE "rp2_common/memory_flash.ld"
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_no_flash.ld b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_no_flash.ld
index 8fb49e6b..2e3695ef 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_no_flash.ld
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/memmap_no_flash.ld
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Include platform memory locations */
-INCLUDE "platform/default_locations.ld"
+INCLUDE "rp2_common/set_memory_locations.ld"
 
 /* Include memory regions used */
 INCLUDE "rp2_common/memory_ram.ld"
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/set_memory_locations.ld b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/set_memory_locations.ld
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9110eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_standard_link/scripts/rp2_common/set_memory_locations.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+RAM_ORIGIN = DEFINED(RAM_ORIGIN) ? RAM_ORIGIN : RAM_ORIGIN_DEFAULT;
+RAM_LENGTH = DEFINED(RAM_LENGTH) ? RAM_LENGTH : RAM_LENGTH_DEFAULT;
+SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN = DEFINED(SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN) ? SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN : SCRATCH_X_ORIGIN_DEFAULT;
+SCRATCH_X_LENGTH = DEFINED(SCRATCH_X_LENGTH) ? SCRATCH_X_LENGTH : SCRATCH_X_LENGTH_DEFAULT;
+SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN = DEFINED(SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN) ? SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN : SCRATCH_Y_ORIGIN_DEFAULT;
+SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH = DEFINED(SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH) ? SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH : SCRATCH_Y_LENGTH_DEFAULT;
+XIP_RAM_ORIGIN = DEFINED(XIP_RAM_ORIGIN) ? XIP_RAM_ORIGIN : XIP_RAM_ORIGIN_DEFAULT;
+XIP_RAM_LENGTH = DEFINED(XIP_RAM_LENGTH) ? XIP_RAM_LENGTH : XIP_RAM_LENGTH_DEFAULT;