diff --git a/components/app_trace/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/app_trace/test/CMakeLists.txt
index f2df0fd7cc..dc24ac276d 100644
--- a/components/app_trace/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/app_trace/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS "."
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock driver)
diff --git a/components/app_update/CMakeLists.txt b/components/app_update/CMakeLists.txt
index 2fcd57b434..e6329224e6 100644
--- a/components/app_update/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/app_update/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "esp_ota_ops.c"
                             "esp_app_desc.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "include"
                     REQUIRES spi_flash partition_table bootloader_support
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES esptool_py)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES esptool_py efuse)
 
 # esp_app_desc structure is added as an undefined symbol because otherwise the
 # linker will ignore this structure as it has no other files depending on it.
diff --git a/components/app_update/esp_ota_ops.c b/components/app_update/esp_ota_ops.c
index ed2368fa74..b834702d86 100644
--- a/components/app_update/esp_ota_ops.c
+++ b/components/app_update/esp_ota_ops.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <freertos/FreeRTOS.h>
-#include <freertos/task.h>
 
 #include "esp_err.h"
 #include "esp_partition.h"
diff --git a/components/console/CMakeLists.txt b/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
index f7bdeef25a..6fddca7f61 100644
--- a/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/console/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "commands.c"
                             "argtable3/argtable3.c"
                             "linenoise/linenoise.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                    REQUIRES vfs)
+                    REQUIRES vfs
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES driver)
diff --git a/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
index 26cf178354..d92d8c60ea 100644
--- a/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp32/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,29 +3,20 @@ if(NOT "${target}" STREQUAL "esp32")
     return()
 endif()
 
-idf_build_get_property(sdkconfig_header SDKCONFIG_HEADER)
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    # [refactor-todo] propagate these requirements for compatibility
+    # remove in the future
+    set(legacy_reqs driver efuse soc)
+endif()
 
-if(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
-    # For bootloader, all we need from esp32 is headers
-    idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include REQUIRES xtensa)
-    target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32.peripherals.ld")
-else()
-    # Regular app build
-    set(include_dirs "include")
+idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include
+                       REQUIRES xtensa "${legacy_reqs}"
+                       REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32)
 
-    set(requires driver efuse soc xtensa) #unfortunately rom/uart uses SOC registers directly
-
-    # app_update is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_ota_get_app_description() function.
-    # esp_timer is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_timer
-    set(priv_requires app_trace app_update bootloader_support esp_system log mbedtls nvs_flash pthread
-        spi_flash vfs espcoredump esp_common perfmon esp_timer esp_ipc esp_pm)
-
-    idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
-                        INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
-                        REQUIRES "${requires}"
-                        PRIV_REQUIRES "${priv_requires}"
-                        REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32)
+target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32.peripherals.ld")
 
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    idf_build_get_property(sdkconfig_header SDKCONFIG_HEADER)
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/esp32_out.ld")
 
     # Process the template file through the linker script generation mechanism, and use the output for linking the
@@ -34,8 +25,6 @@ else()
                         PROCESS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ld/esp32.project.ld")
 
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32.peripherals.ld")
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE gcc)
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u call_user_start_cpu0")
 
     idf_build_get_property(config_dir CONFIG_DIR)
     # Preprocess esp32.ld linker script to include configuration, becomes esp32_out.ld
@@ -50,5 +39,4 @@ else()
 
     add_custom_target(esp32_linker_script DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/esp32_out.ld)
     add_dependencies(${COMPONENT_LIB} esp32_linker_script)
-
 endif()
diff --git a/components/esp32/Makefile.projbuild b/components/esp32/Makefile.projbuild
index 1c82617738..a38caa46f9 100644
--- a/components/esp32/Makefile.projbuild
+++ b/components/esp32/Makefile.projbuild
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# Enable dynamic esp_timer overflow value if building unit tests
-ifneq ("$(filter esp32,$(TEST_COMPONENTS_LIST))","")
-CPPFLAGS += -DESP_TIMER_DYNAMIC_OVERFLOW_VAL
-endif
 ESP32_LINKER_SCRIPT_TEMPLATE := $(COMPONENT_PATH)/ld/esp32.project.ld.in
 ESP32_LINKER_SCRIPT_OUTPUT_DIR := $(realpath $(BUILD_DIR_BASE)/esp32)
 
diff --git a/components/esp32c3/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp32c3/CMakeLists.txt
index 91b5c84222..72e19a9e49 100644
--- a/components/esp32c3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp32c3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,34 +1,21 @@
 idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
-idf_build_get_property(sdkconfig_header SDKCONFIG_HEADER)
 if(NOT "${target}" STREQUAL "esp32c3")
     return()
 endif()
 
-if(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
-    # For bootloader, all we need from esp32c3 is headers
-    idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include REQUIRES riscv)
-    target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32c3.peripherals.ld")
-else()
-    # Regular app build
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    # [refactor-todo] propagate these requirements for compatibility
+    # remove in the future
+    set(legacy_reqs driver efuse soc)
+endif()
 
-    set(srcs)
-    set(include_dirs "include")
+idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include
+                       REQUIRES riscv "${legacy_reqs}"
+                       REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32c3)
 
-    set(requires driver efuse soc riscv) #unfortunately rom/uart uses SOC registers directly
-
-    # driver is a public requirement because esp_sleep.h uses gpio_num_t & touch_pad_t
-    # app_update is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_ota_get_app_description() function.
-    # esp_timer is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_timer
-    set(priv_requires
-        app_trace app_update bootloader_support log mbedtls nvs_flash
-        pthread spi_flash vfs espcoredump esp_common esp_timer)
-
-    idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
-                        INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
-                        REQUIRES "${requires}"
-                        PRIV_REQUIRES "${priv_requires}"
-                        REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32c3)
+target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32c3.peripherals.ld")
 
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/esp32c3_out.ld")
 
     # Process the template file through the linker script generation mechanism, and use the output for linking the
@@ -36,8 +23,6 @@ else()
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ld/esp32c3.project.ld.in"
             PROCESS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ld/esp32c3.project.ld")
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32c3.peripherals.ld")
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE gcc)
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u call_user_start_cpu0")
 
     idf_build_get_property(config_dir CONFIG_DIR)
     # Preprocess esp32c3.ld linker script to include configuration, becomes esp32c3_out.ld
@@ -52,10 +37,4 @@ else()
 
     add_custom_target(esp32c3_linker_script DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/esp32c3_out.ld)
     add_dependencies(${COMPONENT_LIB} esp32c3_linker_script)
-
-    # disable stack protection in files which are involved in initialization of that feature
-    set_source_files_properties(
-        cpu_start.c
-        PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS
-        -fno-stack-protector)
 endif()
diff --git a/components/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt
index b4eb259028..7d5dc8b896 100644
--- a/components/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp32s2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,32 +1,22 @@
 idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
-idf_build_get_property(sdkconfig_header SDKCONFIG_HEADER)
 if(NOT "${target}" STREQUAL "esp32s2")
     return()
 endif()
 
-if(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
-    # For bootloader, all we need from esp32s2 is headers
-    idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include REQUIRES xtensa)
-    target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32s2.peripherals.ld")
-else()
-    # Regular app build
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    # [refactor-todo] propagate these requirements for compatibility
+    # remove in the future
+    set(legacy_reqs driver efuse soc)
+endif()
 
-    set(include_dirs "include")
+idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include
+                       REQUIRES xtensa "${legacy_reqs}"
+                       REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32s2)
 
-    set(requires driver efuse xtensa)
-
-    # app_update is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_ota_get_app_description() function.
-    # esp_timer is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_timer
-    set(priv_requires
-        app_trace app_update bootloader_support esp_system log mbedtls nvs_flash
-        pthread spi_flash vfs espcoredump esp_common esp_timer)
-
-    idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
-                        INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
-                        REQUIRES "${requires}"
-                        PRIV_REQUIRES "${priv_requires}"
-                        REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32s2)
+target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32s2.peripherals.ld")
 
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    idf_build_get_property(sdkconfig_header SDKCONFIG_HEADER)
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/esp32s2_out.ld")
 
     # Process the template file through the linker script generation mechanism, and use the output for linking the
@@ -36,8 +26,6 @@ else()
                          PROCESS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ld/esp32s2.project.ld")
 
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32s2.peripherals.ld")
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE gcc)
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u call_user_start_cpu0")
 
     idf_build_get_property(config_dir CONFIG_DIR)
     # Preprocess esp32s2.ld linker script to include configuration, becomes esp32s2_out.ld
diff --git a/components/esp32s3/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp32s3/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c35a62bf0..e5f908dd94 100644
--- a/components/esp32s3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp32s3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,32 +1,22 @@
 idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
-idf_build_get_property(sdkconfig_header SDKCONFIG_HEADER)
-
 if(NOT "${target}" STREQUAL "esp32s3")
     return()
 endif()
 
-if(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
-    # For bootloader, all we need from esp32s3 is headers
-    idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include REQUIRES xtensa)
-    target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32s3.peripherals.ld")
-else()
-    # Regular app build
-    set(include_dirs "include")
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    # [refactor-todo] propagate these requirements for compatibility
+    # remove in the future
+    set(legacy_reqs driver efuse soc)
+endif()
 
-    set(requires driver efuse soc xtensa) #unfortunately rom/uart uses SOC registers directly
+idf_component_register(INCLUDE_DIRS include
+                       REQUIRES xtensa "${legacy_reqs}"
+                       REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32s3)
 
-    # driver is a public requirement because esp_sleep.h uses gpio_num_t & touch_pad_t
-    # app_update is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_ota_get_app_description() function.
-    # esp_timer is added here because cpu_start.c uses esp_timer
-    set(priv_requires app_trace app_update bootloader_support log mbedtls nvs_flash pthread
-        spi_flash vfs espcoredump esp_common perfmon esp_timer esp_ipc)
-
-    idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
-                        INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
-                        REQUIRES "${requires}"
-                        PRIV_REQUIRES "${priv_requires}"
-                        REQUIRED_IDF_TARGETS esp32s3)
+target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32s3.peripherals.ld")
 
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    idf_build_get_property(sdkconfig_header SDKCONFIG_HEADER)
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/esp32s3_out.ld")
 
     # Process the template file through the linker script generation mechanism, and use the output for linking the
@@ -35,8 +25,6 @@ else()
                                           PROCESS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ld/esp32s3.project.ld")
 
     target_linker_script(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "ld/esp32s3.peripherals.ld")
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE gcc)
-    target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} INTERFACE "-u call_user_start_cpu0")
 
     idf_build_get_property(config_dir CONFIG_DIR)
     # Preprocess esp32s3.ld linker script to include configuration, becomes esp32s3_out.ld
@@ -51,10 +39,4 @@ else()
 
     add_custom_target(esp32s3_linker_script DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/esp32s3_out.ld)
     add_dependencies(${COMPONENT_LIB} esp32s3_linker_script)
-
-    # disable stack protection in files which are involved in initialization of that feature
-    set_source_files_properties(
-        cpu_start.c
-        PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS
-        -fno-stack-protector)
 endif()
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_hw_support/CMakeLists.txt
index e29aa2f143..a142d030e0 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
 
 set(priv_requires efuse)
 set(requires soc)
+set(priv_requires efuse bootloader_support spi_flash)
 if(${target} STREQUAL "esp32")
      list(APPEND requires efuse)
 endif()
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                        INCLUDE_DIRS include include/soc include/soc/${target}
                        PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS port/include
                        REQUIRES ${requires}
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES ${priv_requires}
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES "${priv_requires}"
                        LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf)
 
 idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_hw_support/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e246cfaaa..bc0b3bc550 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS "."
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils esp_hw_support)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils esp_hw_support driver efuse)
diff --git a/components/esp_pm/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_pm/CMakeLists.txt
index b802986ec1..5c68058e97 100644
--- a/components/esp_pm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_pm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "pm_locks.c" "pm_trace.c" "pm_impl.c"
                        INCLUDE_DIRS include
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES esp_system driver
                        LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf)
diff --git a/components/esp_ringbuf/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_ringbuf/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ed052cc07f..8014c0498c 100644
--- a/components/esp_ringbuf/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_ringbuf/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS "."
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils esp_ringbuf driver)
diff --git a/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
index fcc0d458f3..424b95b2e5 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_system/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ else()
                                     # should be removable once using component init functions
                                     # link-time registration is used.
                                     esp_pm app_update nvs_flash pthread app_trace esp_gdbstub
-                                    espcoredump esp_phy
+                                    espcoredump esp_phy efuse
                         LDFRAGMENTS "linker.lf" "app.lf")
     add_subdirectory(port)
 
diff --git a/components/esp_system/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_system/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 3229228ad3..6dfdf703ae 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_system/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS .
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS .
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES unity test_utils)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES unity test_utils driver)
diff --git a/components/freertos/CMakeLists.txt b/components/freertos/CMakeLists.txt
index 632e63cbe1..a91ad72674 100644
--- a/components/freertos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/freertos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS  ${private_include_dirs}
                     LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf
                     REQUIRES ${required_components}
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES soc)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES soc esp_pm)
 
 idf_component_get_property(COMPONENT_DIR freertos COMPONENT_DIR)
 idf_component_set_property(freertos ORIG_INCLUDE_PATH "${COMPONENT_DIR}/include/freertos/")
diff --git a/components/freertos/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/freertos/test/CMakeLists.txt
index fe5e7e2b29..12d6eed56c 100644
--- a/components/freertos/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/freertos/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS .
                        PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS .
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils esp_ipc
-                      )
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils esp_ipc driver)
diff --git a/components/hal/CMakeLists.txt b/components/hal/CMakeLists.txt
index e7a87605b0..b298d44ae8 100644
--- a/components/hal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/hal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                        INCLUDE_DIRS ${includes}
                        PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS ${priv_include}
                        REQUIRES soc
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES ${target}
                        LDFRAGMENTS linker.lf)
 
 if(CONFIG_HAL_DEFAULT_ASSERTION_LEVEL EQUAL 1)
diff --git a/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt b/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
index e7a26f0ff3..7ea847fdab 100644
--- a/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/mbedtls/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 idf_build_get_property(idf_target IDF_TARGET)
 idf_build_get_property(python PYTHON)
 
+set(priv_requires soc esp_hw_support)
+
+if(NOT BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
+    list(APPEND priv_requires esp_pm)
+endif()
+
 idf_component_register(SRCS "esp_crt_bundle/esp_crt_bundle.c"
     INCLUDE_DIRS "port/include" "mbedtls/include" "esp_crt_bundle/include"
     REQUIRES lwip
-    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_pm soc
+    PRIV_REQUIRES "${priv_requires}"
     )
 
 if(CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CERTIFICATE_BUNDLE)
@@ -183,6 +189,8 @@ if(CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HARDWARE_MPI)
 endif()
 
 set_property(TARGET mbedcrypto APPEND PROPERTY LINK_INTERFACE_LIBRARIES mbedtls)
+set_property(TARGET mbedcrypto APPEND PROPERTY LINK_LIBRARIES idf::driver idf::${target})
+set_property(TARGET mbedcrypto APPEND PROPERTY INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES idf::driver idf::${target})
 
 # Link mbedtls libraries to component library
 target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PUBLIC ${mbedtls_targets})
diff --git a/components/newlib/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/newlib/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ed052cc07f..1300b7e02b 100644
--- a/components/newlib/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/newlib/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS "."
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils driver)
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt b/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt
index d7e9f1634f..573c6698eb 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/spi_flash/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ else()
             "spi_flash_os_func_noos.c")
 
         list(APPEND srcs ${cache_srcs})
-        set(priv_requires bootloader_support app_update soc esp_ipc)
+        set(priv_requires bootloader_support app_update soc esp_ipc driver)
     endif()
 
     idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
diff --git a/components/spi_flash/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/spi_flash/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 75be8a44c9..d3deebf4fa 100644
--- a/components/spi_flash/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/spi_flash/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ endif()
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS "."
                        EXCLUDE_SRCS "${exclude_srcs}"
                        PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils spi_flash bootloader_support app_update)
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES cmock test_utils spi_flash bootloader_support app_update driver)
diff --git a/components/ulp/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/ulp/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d800757fd2..d4a231f314 100644
--- a/components/ulp/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/ulp/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if(IDF_TARGET STREQUAL "esp32s3")
 endif()
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS ${IDF_TARGET}
 PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS .
-PRIV_REQUIRES cmock ulp soc esp_common)
+PRIV_REQUIRES cmock ulp soc esp_common driver)
 
 if(IDF_TARGET STREQUAL "esp32")
     set(ulp_sources "ulp/test_jumps_esp32.S")
diff --git a/components/usb/CMakeLists.txt b/components/usb/CMakeLists.txt
index ea23fc0e07..0145f81e2a 100644
--- a/components/usb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/usb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ endif()
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS "hcd.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS ""
-                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "private_include")
+                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "private_include"
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES hal driver)
diff --git a/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt b/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt
index 5f78214121..d49ebcf8ac 100644
--- a/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/vfs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "vfs.c"
                             "vfs_eventfd.c"
                             "vfs_uart.c"
                             "vfs_semihost.c"
-                    INCLUDE_DIRS include)
+                    INCLUDE_DIRS include
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES driver)
 
 if(CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_CDC)
     target_sources(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "vfs_cdcacm.c")
diff --git a/make/project.mk b/make/project.mk
index 0aae810805..96692537cb 100644
--- a/make/project.mk
+++ b/make/project.mk
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ IDF_VER := $(shell echo "$(IDF_VER_T)"  | cut -c 1-31)
 # Set default LDFLAGS
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS ?=
 LDFLAGS ?= -nostdlib \
-	-u call_user_start_cpu0	\
 	$(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) \
 	-Wl,--gc-sections	\
 	-Wl,-static	\
diff --git a/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index a950bfa82d..50e9fa6de1 100644
--- a/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                     INCLUDE_DIRS include
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS private_include
                     REQUIRES spi_flash idf_test cmock
-                    PRIV_REQUIRES perfmon esp_ipc)
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES perfmon esp_ipc driver)