diff --git a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
index 0a860d3fad..bfe7cf3a1c 100644
--- a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 /components/idf_test/                 @esp-idf-codeowners/ci
 /components/ieee802154/               @esp-idf-codeowners/ieee802154
 /components/json/                     @esp-idf-codeowners/app-utilities
+/components/linux/                    @esp-idf-codeowners/system
 /components/log/                      @esp-idf-codeowners/system
 /components/lwip/                     @esp-idf-codeowners/lwip
 /components/mbedtls/                  @esp-idf-codeowners/app-utilities @esp-idf-codeowners/security