diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/memprot/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/memprot/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a4baca5a7e..102448ae89d 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/memprot/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/memprot/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 if( IDF_TARGET STREQUAL "esp32s2" )
     idf_component_register(SRCS "esp32s2/test_memprot_main.c" "esp32s2/test_panic.c"
-                    INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS ""
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_hal_wdt)
 elseif( IDF_TARGET STREQUAL "esp32c3" )
     idf_component_register(SRCS "esp32c3/test_memprot_main.c" "esp32c3/test_panic.c" "esp32c3/return_from_panic.S"
-                    INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS ""
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_hal_wdt)
 elseif( IDF_TARGET STREQUAL "esp32s3" )
     idf_component_register(SRCS "esp32s3/test_memprot_main.c" "esp32s3/test_panic.c"
-                    INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS ""
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_hal_wdt)
 endif()