diff --git a/components/esp_event/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_event/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
index f5f1624eda0..025a652260b 100644
--- a/components/esp_event/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_event/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
 
 set(srcs "test_event_main.c" "test_event_common.cpp")
-set(priv_requires "esp_event unity")
+set(priv_requires esp_event unity)
 
 if(NOT ${target} STREQUAL "linux")
     list(APPEND srcs