diff --git a/tools/test_build_system/buildv2/test_linux_build.py b/tools/test_build_system/buildv2/test_linux_build.py
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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+import logging
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+from test_build_system_helpers import IdfPyFunc
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == 'win32', reason='Unix test')
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('test_app_copy')
+def test_linux_target_build(idf_py: IdfPyFunc) -> None:
+    logging.info('Can build for Linux target')
+    idf_py('--preview', '-DIDF_TARGET=linux', 'build')