diff --git a/cpu/esp32/bootloader/Makefile b/cpu/esp32/bootloader/Makefile
index b120824bcab23..4bbcf88d50c43 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/bootloader/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/esp32/bootloader/Makefile
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ INCLUDES = \
 # CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHFREQ_* and CONFIG_FLASHMODE_*
 CFLAGS = -include '$(RIOTBUILD_CONFIG_HEADER_C)' \
 
+# TODO: required to be able to compile with GCC 12.1, remove them after upgrade to ESP-IDF 5.1
+CFLAGS += -Wno-error=format=
+CFLAGS += -Wno-format
+  
 ifneq (,$(filter riscv32%,$(TARGET_ARCH)))
   INCLUDES += -I$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/riscv/include
   CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ARCH_RISCV
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/esp_idf_cflags.mk b/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/esp_idf_cflags.mk
index 89e8a86ce29c3..f4143af0de29d 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/esp_idf_cflags.mk
+++ b/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/esp_idf_cflags.mk
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-enum-compare
 # those are false positives.
 CFLAGS += -Wno-cast-align
 
+# TODO: required to be able to compile with GCC 12.1, remove them after upgrade to ESP-IDF 5.1
+CFLAGS += -Wno-attributes
+CFLAGS += -Wno-enum-conversion
+CFLAGS += -Wno-error=format=
+CFLAGS += -Wno-format
+CFLAGS += -Wno-use-after-free
+CFLAGS += -Wno-incompatible-pointer-types
+
 # additional CFLAGS required for RISC-V architecture
 ifneq (,$(filter riscv32%,$(TARGET_ARCH)))
   INCLUDES += -I$(ESP32_SDK_DIR)/components/riscv/include
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/nvs_flash/Makefile b/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/nvs_flash/Makefile
index aa45b59000f59..9642bbeefae1a 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/nvs_flash/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/esp32/esp-idf/nvs_flash/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ include ../esp_idf.mk
 # those are false positives.
 CFLAGS += -Wno-cast-align
 
+# TODO: required to be able to compile with GCC 12.1, remove them after upgrade to ESP-IDF 5.1
+CFLAGS += -Wno-error=format=
+CFLAGS += -Wno-format
+
 # additional CFLAGS required for RISC-V architecture
 ifneq (,$(filter riscv32%,$(TARGET_ARCH)))
   CFLAGS += -Wno-error=format=