diff --git a/components/spi_flash/sim/Makefile.files b/components/spi_flash/sim/Makefile.files
index 8f360aed14..186fce56d3 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/sim/Makefile.files
+++ b/components/spi_flash/sim/Makefile.files
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRS := \
     app_update/include \
     bsd/include \
     driver/include \
+    esp_app_format/include \
     esp_timer/include \
     freertos/include \
     log/include \
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRS := \
     xtensa/include \
     xtensa/esp32/include \
     soc/esp32/include \
-        heap/include \
+    heap/include \
     soc/include \
     esp32/include \
     esp_timer/include \
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/sim/stubs/Makefile.files b/components/spi_flash/sim/stubs/Makefile.files
index dd6591666d..b2f789c39b 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/sim/stubs/Makefile.files
+++ b/components/spi_flash/sim/stubs/Makefile.files
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRS := \
 	app_update/include \
 	bsd/include \
 	driver/include \
+	esp_app_format/include \
 	esp_timer/include \
 	freertos/include \
 	log/include \
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ INCLUDE_DIRS := \
 	esp_hw_support/include/soc \
 	esp_system/include \
 	soc/esp32/include \
-        heap/include \
+	heap/include \
 	soc/include \
 	xtensa/include \
 	xtensa/esp32/include \
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/sim/stubs/esp_app_format/include/esp_app_desc.h b/components/spi_flash/sim/stubs/esp_app_format/include/esp_app_desc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..70c698c185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/spi_flash/sim/stubs/esp_app_format/include/esp_app_desc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * This is a STUB FILE used when compiling ESP-IDF to run tests on the host system.
+ * The source file used normally for ESP-IDF has the same name but is located elsewhere.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include "esp_err.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
+#define ESP_APP_DESC_MAGIC_WORD (0xABCD5432)  /*!< The magic word for the esp_app_desc structure that is in DROM. */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Description about application.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t magic_word;        /*!< Magic word ESP_APP_DESC_MAGIC_WORD */
+    uint32_t secure_version;    /*!< Secure version */
+    uint32_t reserv1[2];        /*!< reserv1 */
+    char version[32];           /*!< Application version */
+    char project_name[32];      /*!< Project name */
+    char time[16];              /*!< Compile time */
+    char date[16];              /*!< Compile date*/
+    char idf_ver[32];           /*!< Version IDF */
+    uint8_t app_elf_sha256[32]; /*!< sha256 of elf file */
+    uint32_t reserv2[20];       /*!< reserv2 */
+} esp_app_desc_t;
+
+/** @cond */
+_Static_assert(sizeof(esp_app_desc_t) == 256, "esp_app_desc_t should be 256 bytes");
+/** @endcond */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif