diff --git a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c
index 6e319a0210..c79f09d058 100644
--- a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c
+++ b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/NetworkInterface.c
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ static int32_t ETH_PHY_IO_WriteReg( uint32_t DevAddr,
 static void vClearOptionBit( volatile uint32_t * pulValue,
                              uint32_t ulValue );
 
-static size_t uxGetOwnCount( ETH_HandleTypeDef * heth );
+#if ( ipconfigHAS_PRINTF != 0 )
+    static size_t uxGetOwnCount( ETH_HandleTypeDef * heth );
+#endif
 
 /* FreeRTOS+TCP/multi :
  * Each network device has 3 access functions:
@@ -494,7 +496,7 @@ static BaseType_t xSTM32H_GetPhyLinkStatus( NetworkInterface_t * pxInterface )
     NetworkInterface_t * pxFillInterfaceDescriptor( BaseType_t xEMACIndex,
                                                     NetworkInterface_t * pxInterface )
     {
-        pxSTM32Hxx_FillInterfaceDescriptor( xEMACIndex, pxInterface );
+        return pxSTM32H_FillInterfaceDescriptor( xEMACIndex, pxInterface );
     }
 
 #endif
@@ -999,26 +1001,28 @@ static void vClearOptionBit( volatile uint32_t * pulValue,
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static size_t uxGetOwnCount( ETH_HandleTypeDef * heth )
-{
-    BaseType_t xIndex;
-    BaseType_t xCount = 0;
-    ETH_RxDescListTypeDef * dmarxdesclist = &heth->RxDescList;
-
-    /* Count the number of RX descriptors that are owned by DMA. */
-    for( xIndex = 0; xIndex < ETH_RX_DESC_CNT; xIndex++ )
+#if ( ipconfigHAS_PRINTF != 0 )
+    static size_t uxGetOwnCount( ETH_HandleTypeDef * heth )
     {
-        __IO const ETH_DMADescTypeDef * dmarxdesc =
-            ( __IO const ETH_DMADescTypeDef * )dmarxdesclist->RxDesc[ xIndex ];
+        BaseType_t xIndex;
+        BaseType_t xCount = 0;
+        ETH_RxDescListTypeDef * dmarxdesclist = &heth->RxDescList;
 
-        if( ( dmarxdesc->DESC3 & ETH_DMARXNDESCWBF_OWN ) != 0U )
+        /* Count the number of RX descriptors that are owned by DMA. */
+        for( xIndex = 0; xIndex < ETH_RX_DESC_CNT; xIndex++ )
         {
-            xCount++;
+            __IO const ETH_DMADescTypeDef * dmarxdesc =
+                ( __IO const ETH_DMADescTypeDef * )dmarxdesclist->RxDesc[ xIndex ];
+
+            if( ( dmarxdesc->DESC3 & ETH_DMARXNDESCWBF_OWN ) != 0U )
+            {
+                xCount++;
+            }
         }
-    }
 
-    return xCount;
-}
+        return xCount;
+    }
+#endif /* if ( ipconfigHAS_PRINTF != 0 ) */
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 static void prvEMACHandlerTask( void * pvParameters )
@@ -1027,8 +1031,11 @@ static void prvEMACHandlerTask( void * pvParameters )
  * be occupied.  In stat case, the program will wait (block) for the counting
  * semaphore. */
     const TickType_t ulMaxBlockTime = pdMS_TO_TICKS( 100UL );
-    size_t uxTXDescriptorsUsed = 0U;
-    size_t uxRXDescriptorsUsed = ETH_RX_DESC_CNT;
+
+    #if ( ipconfigHAS_PRINTF != 0 )
+        size_t uxTXDescriptorsUsed = 0U;
+        size_t uxRXDescriptorsUsed = ETH_RX_DESC_CNT;
+    #endif
 
     ( void ) pvParameters;
 
diff --git a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/readme.md b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/readme.md
index 6ea5356337..4df2b56f27 100644
--- a/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/readme.md
+++ b/source/portable/NetworkInterface/STM32Hxx/readme.md
@@ -37,21 +37,22 @@ The following macro's are **not** used by the FreeRTOS driver:
 
 All memory that is shared between the CPU and the DMA ETH peripheral, should be
 located in special RAM area called ".ethernet_data". This shall be declared in
-the linker file.
+the linker file (.ld).
 
 It is possible to use the AXI SRAM for this, but RAM{1,2,3} are also connected
 to the Ethernet MAC.
 
 Here is an example of the changes to the linker file:
 
-	AXI_RAM (xrw)   : ORIGIN = 0x24000000, LENGTH = 512K	/* .ethernet_data declared here. */
-	.ethernet_data :
+	RAM_D1 (xrw)   : ORIGIN = 0x24000000, LENGTH = 512K	/* should already exist in MEMORY section */
+
+	.ethernet_data : /* inside SECTIONS section, before /DISCARD/ */
 	{
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__ethernet_data_start = .);
 		KEEP (*(SORT(.ethernet_data.*)))
 		KEEP (*(.ethernet_data*))
 		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__ethernet_data_end = .);
-	} >AXI_RAM
+	} >RAM_D1
 
 Here is a table of 3 types of STH32H7 :
 
@@ -69,6 +70,10 @@ Here is a table of 3 types of STH32H7 :
 Please make sure that the addresses and lengths are correct for your model of STM32H7xx.
 If you use a memory that is not supported, it will result in a DMA errors.
 
+Don't redefine a new memory area (like AXI-SRAM, RAM_D1) if it already exists in the
+MEMORY section, just take note of it's name for defining the section .ethernet_data later
+in that same file.
+
 In FreeRTOSIPConfig.h :
 
 Define the total number of network buffer descriptors, e.g. 64: