diff --git a/tools/find_build_apps/common.py b/tools/find_build_apps/common.py
index 160c383249..56e9f6b11b 100644
--- a/tools/find_build_apps/common.py
+++ b/tools/find_build_apps/common.py
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ class BuildItem(object):
 
         map_file = find_first_match('*.map', self.build_path)
         if not map_file:
-            raise ValueError('.map file not found under "{}"'.format(self.build_path))
+            logging.info('.map file not found under "{}"'.format(self.build_path))
+            return None
 
         size_json_fp = os.path.join(self.build_path, SIZE_JSON_FN)
         idf_size_args = [
@@ -271,7 +272,8 @@ class BuildItem(object):
 
     def write_size_info(self, size_info_fs):
         if not self.size_json_fp or (not os.path.exists(self.size_json_fp)):
-            raise OSError('Run get_size_json_fp() for app {} after built binary'.format(self.app_dir))
+            logging.info(f'No size info found for app {self._app_name}')
+            return
         size_info_dict = {
             'app_name': self._app_name,
             'config_name': self.config_name,
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/g0_components/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/g0_components/CMakeLists.txt
index f5a2d8d857..e2845ec95b 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/g0_components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/g0_components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 
+# As this G0 example is not runnable as-is, the map file generated won't some important
+# sections. Thus, in order to prevent IDF from generating a map file at all, specify
+# null device as the destination file.
+if(WIN32)
+    idf_build_set_property(LINK_OPTIONS "-Wl,--Map=NUL" APPEND)
+else()
+    idf_build_set_property(LINK_OPTIONS "-Wl,--Map=/dev/null" APPEND)
+endif()
+
 # Force this project to use only G0 components
 set(all_g0_components esp_rom soc hal esp_common main)  # also <arch>, i.e. xtensa or riscv, will be added below
 set(COMPONENTS ${all_g0_components})