diff --git a/components/ulp/project_include.cmake b/components/ulp/project_include.cmake
index b3e35dca96..b6134042ff 100644
--- a/components/ulp/project_include.cmake
+++ b/components/ulp/project_include.cmake
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ function(ulp_embed_binary app_name s_sources exp_dep_srcs)
                 SOURCE_DIR ${idf_path}/components/ulp/cmake
                 BINARY_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${app_name}
                 INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-                CMAKE_ARGS  -DCMAKE_GENERATOR=${CMAKE_GENERATOR}
+                CMAKE_ARGS  -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON
+                            -DCMAKE_GENERATOR=${CMAKE_GENERATOR}
                             -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${TOOLCHAIN_FLAG}
                             -DULP_S_SOURCES=$<TARGET_PROPERTY:${app_name},ULP_SOURCES>
                             -DULP_APP_NAME=${app_name}