diff --git a/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
index 2cbda98223..f081b9c765 100644
--- a/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set(include_dirs include)
-set(priv_include_dirs proto-c src ../protocomm/proto-c)
+set(priv_include_dirs proto-c src)
 set(srcs  "src/esp_local_ctrl.c"
           "src/esp_local_ctrl_handler.c"
           "proto-c/esp_local_ctrl.pb-c.c")
diff --git a/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt b/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c35f55eb5..a4df9307a0 100644
--- a/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 set(include_dirs include/common
                  include/security
-                 include/transports)
-set(priv_include_dirs proto-c src/common src/crypto/srp6a/include)
+                 include/transports
+                 proto-c)
+set(priv_include_dirs src/common
+                      src/crypto/srp6a/include)
 set(srcs
     "src/common/protocomm.c"
     "proto-c/constants.pb-c.c"
diff --git a/components/protocomm/test/CMakeLists.txt b/components/protocomm/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e618a976e..5c332260e5 100644
--- a/components/protocomm/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/protocomm/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS "."
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "../proto-c/"
                     PRIV_REQUIRES cmock mbedtls protocomm protobuf-c test_utils)
 target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt b/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
index 4826f72004..9460d60a4a 100644
--- a/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ endif()
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS include
-                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS src proto-c ../protocomm/proto-c
+                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS src proto-c
                     REQUIRES lwip protocomm
                     PRIV_REQUIRES protobuf-c bt json esp_timer esp_wifi)