diff --git a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
index 7bf8efc5167..b9a18bbcef3 100644
--- a/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kernel/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   # LIBS_PRIVATE is substituted in the pkg-config file.
   set(LIBS_PRIVATE "")
   foreach(lib ${all_kernel_static_link_libs})
-    install(TARGETS ${lib} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+    install(TARGETS ${lib} ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR} COMPONENT Kernel)
     string(APPEND LIBS_PRIVATE " -l${lib}")
   endforeach()
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 endif()
 
 configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/libbitcoinkernel.pc.in ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libbitcoinkernel.pc @ONLY)
-install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libbitcoinkernel.pc DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
+install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libbitcoinkernel.pc DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig" COMPONENT Kernel)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 install(TARGETS bitcoinkernel