diff --git a/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/CMakeLists.txt b/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/CMakeLists.txt
index 72a61303a5..7212f3e339 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# (Not part of the boilerplate)
+# This example uses an extra component for common functions such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection.
+set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS ../.. ../../../../common_components/protocol_examples_common)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(asio_chat)
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/main/idf_component.yml b/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/main/idf_component.yml
index 87c1515f98..13632c90e4 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/asio/examples/asio_chat/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ dependencies:
   espressif/asio:
     version: "^1.14.1"
     override_path: "../../../"
-  protocol_examples_common:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/async_request/CMakeLists.txt b/components/asio/examples/async_request/CMakeLists.txt
index 1febd7afd8..ff659707e0 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/async_request/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/asio/examples/async_request/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# (Not part of the boilerplate)
+# This example uses an extra component for common functions such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection.
+set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS ../../../../common_components/protocol_examples_common)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(async_http_request)
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/async_request/main/idf_component.yml b/components/asio/examples/async_request/main/idf_component.yml
index 87c1515f98..13632c90e4 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/async_request/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/asio/examples/async_request/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ dependencies:
   espressif/asio:
     version: "^1.14.1"
     override_path: "../../../"
-  protocol_examples_common:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/socks4/CMakeLists.txt b/components/asio/examples/socks4/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f2e63fb9b..f1ffe9d125 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/socks4/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/asio/examples/socks4/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# (Not part of the boilerplate)
+# This example uses an extra component for common functions such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection.
+set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS ../../../../common_components/protocol_examples_common)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(asio_sock4)
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/socks4/main/idf_component.yml b/components/asio/examples/socks4/main/idf_component.yml
index 87c1515f98..13632c90e4 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/socks4/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/asio/examples/socks4/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ dependencies:
   espressif/asio:
     version: "^1.14.1"
     override_path: "../../../"
-  protocol_examples_common:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/CMakeLists.txt b/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/CMakeLists.txt
index 7dc1b47d22..73ee939a78 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# (Not part of the boilerplate)
+# This example uses an extra component for common functions such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection.
+set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS ../../../../common_components/protocol_examples_common)
 set(EXCLUDE_COMPONENTS openssl)
 
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/main/idf_component.yml b/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/main/idf_component.yml
index 87c1515f98..13632c90e4 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/asio/examples/ssl_client_server/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ dependencies:
   espressif/asio:
     version: "^1.14.1"
     override_path: "../../../"
-  protocol_examples_common:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt b/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
index c09d833cf2..29e2906771 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# (Not part of the boilerplate)
+# This example uses an extra component for common functions such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection.
+set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS ../../../../common_components/protocol_examples_common)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(asio_tcp_echo_server)
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml b/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml
index 87c1515f98..13632c90e4 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/asio/examples/tcp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ dependencies:
   espressif/asio:
     version: "^1.14.1"
     override_path: "../../../"
-  protocol_examples_common:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt b/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
index 103fe5bd17..2e0c280243 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# (Not part of the boilerplate)
+# This example uses an extra component for common functions such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet connection.
+set(EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS ../../../../common_components/protocol_examples_common)
+
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(asio_udp_echo_server)
diff --git a/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml b/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml
index 87c1515f98..13632c90e4 100644
--- a/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/asio/examples/udp_echo_server/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ dependencies:
   espressif/asio:
     version: "^1.14.1"
     override_path: "../../../"
-  protocol_examples_common:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common