diff --git a/tools/cmake/component.cmake b/tools/cmake/component.cmake
index 6959af26..cbd6406d 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/component.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/component.cmake
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ macro(__component_add_sources sources)
         if(__EXCLUDE_SRCS)
             foreach(src ${__EXCLUDE_SRCS})
                 get_filename_component(src "${src}" ABSOLUTE)
-                list(REMOVE_ITEM source "${src}")
+                list(REMOVE_ITEM sources "${src}")
             endforeach()
         endif()
     endif()