diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/gdb/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/gdb/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 69def7bc1d8..6d3124864f7 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/gdb/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/gdb/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "hello_world_main.c"
-                    INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS ""
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES spi_flash)
 target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")