diff --git a/components/esptool_py/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esptool_py/CMakeLists.txt
index 63a6582f6f..c5a406e3f0 100644
--- a/components/esptool_py/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esptool_py/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,38 +11,3 @@ if(esp_tee_build)
 endif()
 
 idf_component_register(REQUIRES bootloader PRIV_REQUIRES partition_table)
-
-if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
-    idf_build_get_property(build_dir BUILD_DIR)
-
-
-
-
-    # Generate flasher_args.json for tools that need it. The variables below are used
-    # in configuring the template flasher_args.json.in.
-    # Some of the variables (flash mode, size, frequency, chip) are already set in project_include.cmake.
-
-    set(ESPTOOLPY_BEFORE "${CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_BEFORE}")
-    set(ESPTOOLPY_AFTER  "${CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_AFTER}")
-    if(CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_NO_STUB)
-        set(ESPTOOLPY_WITH_STUB false)
-    else()
-        set(ESPTOOLPY_WITH_STUB true)
-    endif()
-
-    if(CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT OR CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENC_ENABLED)
-        # If security enabled then override post flash option
-        set(ESPTOOLPY_AFTER "no_reset")
-    endif()
-
-    if(CONFIG_APP_BUILD_GENERATE_BINARIES)
-        # Generate flasher args files
-        file(READ "flasher_args.json.in" flasher_args_content)
-        string(CONFIGURE "${flasher_args_content}" flasher_args_content)
-
-        file_generate("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/flasher_args.json.in"
-                    CONTENT "${flasher_args_content}")
-        file_generate("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/flasher_args.json"
-                    INPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/flasher_args.json.in")
-    endif()
-endif()  # NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD
diff --git a/tools/cmake/build.cmake b/tools/cmake/build.cmake
index 46af1d5d3c..71d8831bd7 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/build.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/build.cmake
@@ -848,6 +848,42 @@ function(idf_build_executable elf)
             # Setup the main flash target and dependencies
             __esptool_py_setup_main_flash_target()
 
+            # Generate flasher_args.json for tools that need it. The variables below are used
+            # in configuring the template flasher_args.json.in.
+            # Some of the variables (flash mode, size, frequency) are set as esptool_py component's properties.
+
+            idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
+            set(ESPTOOLPY_CHIP "${target}")
+            set(ESPTOOLPY_BEFORE "${CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_BEFORE}")
+            set(ESPTOOLPY_AFTER  "${CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_AFTER}")
+            if(CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_NO_STUB)
+                set(ESPTOOLPY_WITH_STUB false)
+            else()
+                set(ESPTOOLPY_WITH_STUB true)
+            endif()
+
+            if(CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT OR CONFIG_SECURE_FLASH_ENC_ENABLED)
+                # If security enabled then override post flash option
+                set(ESPTOOLPY_AFTER "no_reset")
+            endif()
+
+            idf_component_get_property(ESPFLASHMODE esptool_py ESPFLASHMODE)
+            idf_component_get_property(ESPFLASHFREQ esptool_py ESPFLASHFREQ)
+            idf_component_get_property(ESPFLASHSIZE esptool_py ESPFLASHSIZE)
+            idf_component_get_property(esptool_py_dir esptool_py COMPONENT_DIR)
+
+            # Generate flasher args files
+            file(READ "${esptool_py_dir}/flasher_args.json.in" flasher_args_content)
+            string(CONFIGURE "${flasher_args_content}" flasher_args_content)
+
+            # We need to create a flasher_args.json.in to create the final flasher_args.json
+            # because CMake only resolves generator expressions in the file_generate command
+            # with the INPUT keyword during the generation phase.
+            file_generate("${build_dir}/flasher_args.json.in"
+                         CONTENT "${flasher_args_content}")
+            file_generate("${build_dir}/flasher_args.json"
+                         INPUT "${build_dir}/flasher_args.json.in")
+
             # Create the following post-build targets after __idf_build_binary() is called to ensure that the
             # app target is available.