diff --git a/tools/cmake/project.cmake b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
index 72504c061c..1194687d0b 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/project.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/project.cmake
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ function(__project_init components_var test_components_var)
         if(DEFINED COMPONENTS)
             message(WARNING "The MINIMAL_BUILD property is disregarded because the COMPONENTS variable is defined.")
             set(minimal_build OFF)
+            idf_build_set_property(MINIMAL_BUILD OFF)
         else()
             set(COMPONENTS main ${TEST_COMPONENTS})
             set(minimal_build ON)