diff --git a/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt
index b566f006e8..7c827338a0 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_phy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ if(IDF_TARGET STREQUAL "esp32p4")
     return()
 endif()
 
+set(embed_files)
+
 if(CONFIG_ESP_PHY_ENABLED)
 
     set(srcs "src/phy_override.c" "src/lib_printf.c" "src/phy_common.c")