diff --git a/components/mdns/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/components/mdns/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 9461155a1..cbea5b1bd 100644
--- a/components/mdns/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/mdns/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
-set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "../..")
+set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "..")
 # This example uses an extra component for common functions such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection.
 list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "../../../common_components/protocol_examples_common")