diff --git a/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c8574eb2874..a77040e96b03 100644
--- a/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_local_ctrl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set(include_dirs include)
-set(priv_include_dirs proto-c src ../protocomm/proto-c)
+set(priv_include_dirs proto-c src)
 set(srcs  "src/esp_local_ctrl.c"
           "src/esp_local_ctrl_handler.c"
           "proto-c/esp_local_ctrl.pb-c.c")
diff --git a/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt b/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt
index dd967fdbfd04..ca1c96f6dcdb 100644
--- a/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/protocomm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 set(include_dirs include/common
                  include/security
                  include/transports
-                 include/crypto/srp6a)
-set(priv_include_dirs proto-c src/common)
+                 include/crypto/srp6a
+                 proto-c)
+set(priv_include_dirs src/common)
 set(srcs
     "src/common/protocomm.c"
     "proto-c/constants.pb-c.c"
diff --git a/components/protocomm/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/protocomm/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
index bf687e286ba4..74dc603fa6af 100644
--- a/components/protocomm/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/protocomm/test_apps/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRC_DIRS "."
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "."
-                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS "../../proto-c/"
                     PRIV_REQUIRES cmock mbedtls protocomm protobuf-c test_utils unity)
diff --git a/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt b/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
index df306ad264d2..fd8b1cb0f810 100644
--- a/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/wifi_provisioning/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ endif()
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${srcs}"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS include
-                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS src proto-c ../protocomm/proto-c
+                    PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS src proto-c
                     REQUIRES lwip protocomm
                     PRIV_REQUIRES protobuf-c bt json esp_timer esp_wifi)