diff --git a/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt
index ba77a6b87f9..1f86d92b9e2 100644
--- a/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,3 +43,12 @@ foreach(req ${optional_reqs})
         target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE ${req_lib})
     endif()
 endforeach()
+
+if(${IDF_TARGET} STREQUAL "linux" AND CONFIG_ESP_ERR_TO_NAME_LOOKUP)
+    find_library(LIB_BSD bsd)
+    if(LIB_BSD)
+        target_link_libraries(${COMPONENT_LIB} PRIVATE ${LIB_BSD})
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
+        message(WARNING "Missing LIBBSD library. Install libbsd-dev package and/or check linker directories.")
+    endif()
+endif()