diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d2a64a..cb48063 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ endif()
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "${include_dirs}"
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "${priv_include_dirs}"
-                    REQUIRES ${requires})
+                    REQUIRES ${requires}
+                    PRIV_REQUIRES esp_netif)