diff --git a/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake b/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
index 8157d9f3617..db436aeba93 100644
--- a/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
+++ b/cmake/nuttx_add_application.cmake
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ function(nuttx_add_application)
     DEFINITIONS
     OPTIONS
     NO_MAIN_ALIAS
-    REQUIRED
-    NAME
     ARGN
     ${ARGN})
 
+  if(NOT NAME)
+    return()
+  endif()
+
   # check if SRCS exist
   if(SRCS)
     file(GLOB SRCS_EXIST ${SRCS})