diff --git a/components/vfs/private_include/esp_vfs_private.h b/components/vfs/private_include/esp_vfs_private.h
index 7a3f9e1e657..0651dc71f33 100644
--- a/components/vfs/private_include/esp_vfs_private.h
+++ b/components/vfs/private_include/esp_vfs_private.h
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "esp_vfs.h"
 #include "esp_vfs_common.h"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,12 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#if CONFIG_VFS_SELECT_IN_RAM
+#define VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL
+#else
+#define VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS MALLOC_CAP_DEFAULT
+#endif
+
 typedef struct vfs_entry_ {
     esp_vfs_t vfs;          // contains pointers to VFS functions
     char path_prefix[ESP_VFS_PATH_MAX]; // path prefix mapped to this VFS
diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs.c b/components/vfs/vfs.c
index 9b2c7887c85..ea0564dabf5 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_vfs_register_common(const char* base_path, size_t len, const esp_v
             return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
         }
     }
-    vfs_entry_t *entry = (vfs_entry_t*) malloc(sizeof(vfs_entry_t));
+    vfs_entry_t *entry = (vfs_entry_t*) heap_caps_malloc(sizeof(vfs_entry_t), VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS);
     if (entry == NULL) {
         return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
     }
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ int esp_vfs_select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds
     // because that could block the registration of new driver.
     const size_t vfs_count = s_vfs_count;
     fds_triple_t *vfs_fds_triple;
-    if ((vfs_fds_triple = calloc(vfs_count, sizeof(fds_triple_t))) == NULL) {
+    if ((vfs_fds_triple = heap_caps_calloc(vfs_count, sizeof(fds_triple_t), VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS)) == NULL) {
         __errno_r(r) = ENOMEM;
         ESP_LOGD(TAG, "calloc is unsuccessful");
         return -1;
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ int esp_vfs_select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds, fd_set *errorfds
         }
     }
 
-    void **driver_args = calloc(vfs_count, sizeof(void *));
+    void **driver_args = heap_caps_calloc(vfs_count, sizeof(void *), VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS);
 
     if (driver_args == NULL) {
         free(vfs_fds_triple);
diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c b/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
index fd6fb42de91..3aac392ce1c 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs_uart.c
@@ -11,16 +11,17 @@
 #include <sys/lock.h>
 #include <sys/fcntl.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
+#include "sdkconfig.h"
+#include "esp_attr.h"
 #include "esp_vfs.h"
 #include "esp_vfs_dev.h"
-#include "esp_attr.h"
-#include "soc/uart_periph.h"
+#include "esp_vfs_private.h"
+#include "esp_rom_uart.h"
 #include "driver/uart.h"
-#include "sdkconfig.h"
 #include "driver/uart_select.h"
-#include "esp_rom_uart.h"
-#include "soc/soc_caps.h"
 #include "hal/uart_ll.h"
+#include "soc/soc_caps.h"
+#include "soc/uart_periph.h"
 
 #define UART_NUM SOC_UART_HP_NUM
 
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ static esp_err_t register_select(uart_select_args_t *args)
         portENTER_CRITICAL(&s_registered_select_lock);
         const int new_size = s_registered_select_num + 1;
         uart_select_args_t **new_selects;
-        if ((new_selects = realloc(s_registered_selects, new_size * sizeof(uart_select_args_t *))) == NULL) {
+        if ((new_selects = heap_caps_realloc(s_registered_selects, new_size * sizeof(uart_select_args_t *), VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS)) == NULL) {
             ret = ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;
         } else {
             s_registered_selects = new_selects;
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ static esp_err_t unregister_select(uart_select_args_t *args)
                 // The item is removed by overwriting it with the last item. The subsequent rellocation will drop the
                 // last item.
                 s_registered_selects[i] = s_registered_selects[new_size];
-                s_registered_selects = realloc(s_registered_selects, new_size * sizeof(uart_select_args_t *));
+                s_registered_selects = heap_caps_realloc(s_registered_selects, new_size * sizeof(uart_select_args_t *), VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS);
                 // Shrinking a buffer with realloc is guaranteed to succeed.
                 s_registered_select_num = new_size;
                 ret = ESP_OK;
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ static esp_err_t uart_start_select(int nfds, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
         }
     }
 
-    uart_select_args_t *args = malloc(sizeof(uart_select_args_t));
+    uart_select_args_t *args = heap_caps_malloc(sizeof(uart_select_args_t), VFS_MALLOC_FLAGS);
 
     if (args == NULL) {
         return ESP_ERR_NO_MEM;