diff --git a/components/bootloader_support/test_apps/rtc_custom_section/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/bootloader_support/test_apps/rtc_custom_section/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 1df31fac804..b8928fdeb7b 100644
--- a/components/bootloader_support/test_apps/rtc_custom_section/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/bootloader_support/test_apps/rtc_custom_section/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "test_main.c"
-                       INCLUDE_DIRS ".")
+                       INCLUDE_DIRS "."
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES bootloader_support)