diff --git a/tools/cmake/project.cmake b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
index 13478facc8..e9d426b751 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/project.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ macro(project name)
         endforeach()
     endif()
 
+    if(NOT MAIN_SRCS)
+        list(APPEND IDF_EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/main")
+    endif()
+
+    list(APPEND IDF_EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/components")
+
     if(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS)
         spaces2list(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS)
 
@@ -39,12 +45,6 @@ macro(project name)
         endforeach()
     endif()
 
-    list(APPEND IDF_EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/components")
-
-    if(NOT MAIN_SRCS)
-        list(APPEND IDF_EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/main")
-    endif()
-
     if(COMPONENTS)
         set(IDF_COMPONENTS "${COMPONENTS}")
     endif()