diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/compat.cmake b/tools/cmakev2/compat.cmake
index 126a9ead574..c127701dbf5 100644
--- a/tools/cmakev2/compat.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/compat.cmake
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ function(idf_component_register)
     idf_build_get_property(compile_definitions COMPILE_DEFINITIONS GENERATOR_EXPRESSION)
     add_compile_definitions("${compile_definitions}")
 
-    __get_compile_options(OUTPUT compile_options)
+    idf_build_get_compile_options(compile_options)
     add_compile_options("${compile_options}")
 
     idf_build_get_property(common_component_interfaces __COMMON_COMPONENT_INTERFACES)
diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake b/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake
index 08a9ca5c67c..c8bd118c4f8 100644
--- a/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/component.cmake
@@ -1055,6 +1055,6 @@ function(idf_component_include name)
     idf_build_get_property(compile_definitions COMPILE_DEFINITIONS GENERATOR_EXPRESSION)
     target_compile_definitions("${component_real_target}" PRIVATE "${compile_definitions}")
 
-    __get_compile_options(OUTPUT compile_options)
+    idf_build_get_compile_options(compile_options)
     target_compile_options("${component_real_target}" BEFORE PRIVATE "${compile_options}")
 endfunction()
diff --git a/tools/cmakev2/utilities.cmake b/tools/cmakev2/utilities.cmake
index 28588cba59c..ceabc67d1ff 100644
--- a/tools/cmakev2/utilities.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmakev2/utilities.cmake
@@ -609,26 +609,19 @@ function(__split)
 endfunction()
 
 #[[
-    __get_compile_options(OUTPUT <variable>)
+    idf_build_get_compile_options(<variable>)
 
-    *OUTPUT[out]*
+    *variable*
 
-        List of generator expressions for C, CXX, and ASM compile options
+        Variable name in which the list of generator expressions for C, CXX,
+        and ASM compile options will be stored.
 
     Gather the compilation options from COMPILE_OPTIONS, C_COMPILE_OPTIONS,
     CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS, and ASM_COMPILE_OPTIONS build properties into a single
     list using generator expressions. This list can then be used with the
     target_compile_options call.
 #]]
-function(__get_compile_options)
-    set(options)
-    set(one_value OUTPUT)
-    set(multi_value)
-    cmake_parse_arguments(ARG "${options}" "${one_value}" "${multi_value}" ${ARGN})
-
-    if(NOT DEFINED ARG_OUTPUT)
-        idf_die("OUTPUT option is required")
-    endif()
+function(idf_build_get_compile_options output)
     idf_build_get_property(compile_options COMPILE_OPTIONS GENERATOR_EXPRESSION)
     idf_build_get_property(c_compile_options C_COMPILE_OPTIONS GENERATOR_EXPRESSION)
     idf_build_get_property(cxx_compile_options CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS GENERATOR_EXPRESSION)
@@ -643,7 +636,7 @@ function(__get_compile_options)
     foreach(option IN LISTS asm_compile_options)
         list(APPEND compile_options $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:ASM>:${option}>)
     endforeach()
-    set(${ARG_OUTPUT} "${compile_options}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(${output} "${compile_options}" PARENT_SCOPE)
 endfunction()
 
 #[[