diff --git a/tools/cmake/project.cmake b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
index cfb95b95ce..a8f3cea063 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/project.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ function(__project_init components_var test_components_var)
             message(WARNING "The MINIMAL_BUILD property is disregarded because the COMPONENTS variable is defined.")
             set(minimal_build OFF)
         else()
-            set(COMPONENTS main)
+            set(COMPONENTS main ${TEST_COMPONENTS})
             set(minimal_build ON)
         endif()
     else()