diff --git a/tools/cmake/build.cmake b/tools/cmake/build.cmake
index 8031300287..4e29c8625d 100644
--- a/tools/cmake/build.cmake
+++ b/tools/cmake/build.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # idf_build_get_property
 #
 # @brief Retrieve the value of the specified property related to ESP-IDF build.
@@ -126,8 +125,9 @@ endfunction()
 # properties used for the processing phase of the build.
 #
 function(__build_init idf_path)
-    # Create the build target, to which the ESP-IDF build properties, dependencies are attached to
-    add_library(__idf_build_target STATIC IMPORTED)
+    # Create the build target, to which the ESP-IDF build properties, dependencies are attached to.
+    # Must be global so as to be accessible from any subdirectory in custom projects.
+    add_library(__idf_build_target STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
 
     set_default(python "python")