diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 141f90389..951c14ed3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ foreach(component_target ${build_component_targets})
     idf_build_get_property(build_prefix __PREFIX)
     set(__idf_component_context 1)
     if(NOT prefix STREQUAL build_prefix)
-        add_subdirectory(${dir} ${prefix}_${_name} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+        add_subdirectory(${dir} ${prefix}_${_name})
     else()
-        add_subdirectory(${dir} ${_name} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
+        add_subdirectory(${dir} ${_name})
     endif()
     set(__idf_component_context 0)
 endforeach()