diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/custom_partition_subtypes/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/build_system/custom_partition_subtypes/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e923c48a3..f7785d060c 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/build_system/custom_partition_subtypes/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/custom_partition_subtypes/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS test_main.c)
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldalign_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldalign_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 1df31fac80..e7ddb446f8 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldalign_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/build_system/ldalign_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "test_main.c"
                        INCLUDE_DIRS ".")
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/build_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/build_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
index fabd82e28d..2e8369cdcf 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/build_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/build_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "mqtt_app.cpp"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS ".")
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
index d03e617a9c..657a574868 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "publish_test.c" "connect_test.c" "publish_connect_test.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS ".")
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/security/secure_boot/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/security/secure_boot/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 39ee3d3c6f..609328ff5e 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/security/secure_boot/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/security/secure_boot/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 idf_component_register(SRCS "${main_src}" INCLUDE_DIRS ".")
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/gdb_loadable_elf/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/gdb_loadable_elf/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 07686dc8e1..69def7bc1d 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/gdb_loadable_elf/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/gdb_loadable_elf/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "hello_world_main.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/longjmp_test/main/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test_apps/system/longjmp_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 07686dc8e1..69def7bc1d 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/longjmp_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/longjmp_test/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 idf_component_register(SRCS "hello_world_main.c"
                     INCLUDE_DIRS "")
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")
diff --git a/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cd755a176..63f56255c3 100644
--- a/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/unit-test-app/components/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
                     PRIV_INCLUDE_DIRS private_include
                     REQUIRES spi_flash idf_test cmock
                     PRIV_REQUIRES perfmon driver esp_netif)
+target_compile_options(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE "-Wno-format")