diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake b/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake
index fcf46680f97..e7ec4914645 100644
--- a/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ function(__init_component)
     idf_component_set_property("${component_name}" COMPONENT_INTERFACE "${component_interface}")
     idf_component_set_property("${component_name}" COMPONENT_PRIORITY ${component_priority})
     idf_component_set_property("${component_name}" COMPONENT_INCLUDED NO)
+    idf_component_set_property("${component_name}" __PREFIX "${ARG_PREFIX}")
 
     # Set component properties for Kconfig files.
     idf_component_set_property("${component_name}" __KCONFIG "${component_kconfig}")