diff --git a/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake b/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake
index b6b96525e70..8539dddae69 100644
--- a/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake
+++ b/cmake/linker/lld/target.cmake
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ macro(configure_linker_script linker_script_gen linker_pass_define)
     -imacros ${AUTOCONF_H}
     ${current_includes}
     ${template_script_defines}
+    -DUSE_PARTITION_MANAGER=$<OR:$<BOOL:${CONFIG_PARTITION_MANAGER_ENABLED}>,$<BOOL:${IMAGE_NAME}>,$<TARGET_EXISTS:partition_manager>>
     -E ${LINKER_SCRIPT}
     -P # Prevent generation of debug `#line' directives.
     -o ${linker_script_gen}