diff --git a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
index 348af5ef910..84e1e9e549a 100644
--- a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ set(bt_priv_requires
     esp_ringbuf
     esp_gdbstub
     esp_security
+    esp_event
 )
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"