diff --git a/components/esp_partition/host_test/partition_api_test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_partition/host_test/partition_api_test/CMakeLists.txt
index e2f75e47709..ead8ac860c6 100644
--- a/components/esp_partition/host_test/partition_api_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_partition/host_test/partition_api_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ add_custom_target(partition-table-8M
                     ${partition_table_display}
                     VERBATIM)
 
-add_dependencies(partition_api_test.elf partition-table partition-table-8M)
+add_dependencies(${project_elf} partition-table partition-table-8M)
diff --git a/components/nvs_flash/host_test/nvs_page_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/nvs_flash/host_test/nvs_page_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
index ef19b495893..37dd200b799 100644
--- a/components/nvs_flash/host_test/nvs_page_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/nvs_flash/host_test/nvs_page_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "nvs_page_test.cpp"
                     PRIV_REQUIRES spi_flash)
 
 target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PUBLIC --coverage)
-target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} --coverage)
+target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PUBLIC --coverage)
 if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
     target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE -std=gnu++20)
 endif()
diff --git a/components/spiffs/host_test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/spiffs/host_test/CMakeLists.txt
index ad58d6cb410..5d962307296 100644
--- a/components/spiffs/host_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/spiffs/host_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ set_property(
     APPEND PROPERTY ADDITIONAL_CLEAN_FILES "${build_dir}/image.bin")
 
 
-add_dependencies(host_test_spiffs.elf image.bin)
+add_dependencies(${project_elf} image.bin)