diff --git a/components/partition_table/CMakeLists.txt b/components/partition_table/CMakeLists.txt
index 385d2a5d96..f3b607d685 100644
--- a/components/partition_table/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/partition_table/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-idf_component_register(PRIV_REQUIRES esptool_py)
+idf_build_get_property(target IDF_TARGET)
+set(priv_req)
+if(NOT ${target} STREQUAL "linux")
+    list(APPEND priv_req esptool_py)
+endif()
+
+idf_component_register(PRIV_REQUIRES ${priv_req})
 
 if(BOOTLOADER_BUILD)
     return()