diff --git a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/CMakeLists.txt
index 5c19957ba..5f9317e17 100644
--- a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "connect.c" "stdin_out.c" "addr_from_stdin.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "include"
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_netif
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_netif driver
                     )