diff --git a/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c b/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c
index 909bb94a4c..851fdb9eb6 100644
--- a/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c
+++ b/components/esp_app_format/esp_app_desc.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 
 // Application version info
-const __attribute__((section(".rodata_desc"))) esp_app_desc_t esp_app_desc = {
+const __attribute__((weak)) __attribute__((section(".rodata_desc"))) esp_app_desc_t esp_app_desc = {
     .magic_word = ESP_APP_DESC_MAGIC_WORD,
 #ifdef CONFIG_APP_EXCLUDE_PROJECT_VER_VAR
     .version = "",