diff --git a/components/esp8266/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp8266/CMakeLists.txt
index 27de8461..4901cf6c 100644
--- a/components/esp8266/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp8266/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ register_component()
 target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_NAME} "-L ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib")
 if(NOT CONFIG_NO_BLOBS)
     target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_NAME} gcc hal core
-                                            net80211 phy pp smartconfig ssc wpa)
+                                            net80211 phy pp smartconfig ssc wpa espnow)
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_NAME} "-u call_user_start")
diff --git a/components/esp8266/component.mk b/components/esp8266/component.mk
index 593ba54e..6a2dd067 100644
--- a/components/esp8266/component.mk
+++ b/components/esp8266/component.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMPONENT_SRCDIRS := driver source
 LIBS ?=
 ifndef CONFIG_NO_BLOBS
 LIBS += gcc hal core net80211 \
-        phy pp smartconfig ssc wpa
+        phy pp smartconfig ssc wpa espnow
 endif
 
 #Linker scripts used to link the final application.