diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_websocket_client/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e93b839a..d19a10d43 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ endif()
 if(${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
 	idf_component_register(SRCS "esp_websocket_client.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "include"
-                    REQUIRES esp-tls tcp_transport http_parser esp_event nvs_flash esp_stubs json
+                    REQUIRES esp-tls tcp_transport http_parser esp_event
                     PRIV_REQUIRES esp_timer)
 else()
     idf_component_register(SRCS "esp_websocket_client.c"
diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/CMakeLists.txt
index fb27de9d8..968012e58 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "websocket_linux.c"
-                    REQUIRES esp_websocket_client protocol_examples_common)
+                    REQUIRES esp_websocket_client protocol_examples_common esp_netif)
 
 if(CONFIG_GCOV_ENABLED)
     target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PUBLIC --coverage -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage)
diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/websocket_linux.c b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/websocket_linux.c
index 0a1cf935a..35e532449 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/websocket_linux.c
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/linux/main/websocket_linux.c
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 #include <esp_log.h>
-#include "nvs_flash.h"
 #include "protocol_examples_common.h"
 
 #include "esp_websocket_client.h"
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ int main(void)
     esp_log_level_set("transport_ws", ESP_LOG_DEBUG);
     esp_log_level_set("trans_tcp", ESP_LOG_DEBUG);
 
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(nvs_flash_init());
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_netif_init());
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_loop_create_default());
 
diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/target/main/idf_component.yml b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/target/main/idf_component.yml
index 0cc1eea4d..cc1e614ac 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/target/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/target/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ dependencies:
   espressif/esp_websocket_client:
     version: "^1.0.0"
     override_path: "../../../"
+  espressif/cjson:
+    version: "^1.7.15"
   protocol_examples_common:
     path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common