diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/CMakeLists.txt
index 3316f636e7..82b67bb743 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS $ENV{IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common)
 
-if(${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
+if("${IDF_TARGET}" STREQUAL "linux")
     list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/mocks/freertos/"
                     "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/examples/protocols/linux_stubs/esp_stubs")
     set(COMPONENTS main)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 70ed376538..6367af7fde 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protocols/esp_http_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 #
 # (If this was a component, we would set COMPONENT_EMBED_TXTFILES here.)
 set(requires "")
-if(${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
+idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
+
+if(${target} STREQUAL "linux")
     list(APPEND requires esp_stubs esp-tls esp_http_client protocol_examples_common nvs_flash)
 endif()
 idf_component_register(SRCS "esp_http_client_example.c"
diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/CMakeLists.txt
index 33574050bb..4efbe60333 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS $ENV{IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common)
 
-if(${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
+if("${IDF_TARGET}" STREQUAL "linux")
     list(APPEND EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/mocks/freertos/"
                     "$ENV{IDF_PATH}/examples/protocols/linux_stubs/esp_stubs")
     set(COMPONENTS main)
diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 28894fd56e..564c3f54f6 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 set(requires "")
-if(${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
+idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
+
+if(${target} STREQUAL "linux")
     list(APPEND requires esp_stubs esp-tls esp_http_server protocol_examples_common nvs_flash)
 endif()
 idf_component_register(SRCS "main.c"
diff --git a/examples/protocols/sockets/tcp_client/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/protocols/sockets/tcp_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 721b9c9316..6710f66dee 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/sockets/tcp_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/protocols/sockets/tcp_client/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-if(${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux")
+idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
+
+if(${target} STREQUAL "linux")
     set(requires esp_stubs protocol_examples_common nvs_flash)
 endif()