diff --git a/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/CMakeLists.txt
index 36ae549fed..f5f69d47cb 100644
--- a/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/unit-test-app/components")
 
+# "Trim" the build. Include the minimal set of components, main, and anything it depends on.
+set(COMPONENTS main)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(adc_test)
 
diff --git a/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt
index b545b3fc48..b6cac22db4 100644
--- a/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_adc/test_apps/adc/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ set(srcs "test_app_main.c"
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES driver esp_wifi nvs_flash esp_adc test_utils
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)