diff --git a/components/pthread/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/pthread/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
index 2c28a098c3..ddc1f3cf3b 100644
--- a/components/pthread/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/pthread/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ components/pthread/test_apps/pthread_psram_tests:
   enable:
     - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32"]
       reason: PSRAM only available on ESP32, S2, S3; code is fairly generic
+  depends_components:
+    - pthread
+    - freertos
 
 components/pthread/test_apps/pthread_unity_tests:
   enable:
     - if: IDF_TARGET in ["esp32", "esp32c2", "esp32c3", "esp32c5", "esp32c6", "esp32c61", "esp32h2", "esp32p4", "esp32s2", "esp32s3", "linux"]
+  depends_components:
+    - pthread
+    - freertos