diff --git a/src/systemcmds/netconfig/CMakeLists.txt b/src/systemcmds/netconfig/CMakeLists.txt
index 401f78659d0c..e4cec6cd4782 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/netconfig/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/systemcmds/netconfig/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 px4_add_module(
 	MODULE modules__netconfig
 	MAIN netconfig
+	NO_DAEMON
 	SRCS
 		netconfig.cpp
 	)
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/system_time/CMakeLists.txt b/src/systemcmds/system_time/CMakeLists.txt
index edb2865f4ea4..b23698f3dd75 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/system_time/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/systemcmds/system_time/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 px4_add_module(
 	MODULE systemcmds__system_time
 	MAIN system_time
+	NO_DAEMON
 	SRCS
 		system_time.cpp
 	DEPENDS
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/topic_listener/CMakeLists.txt b/src/systemcmds/topic_listener/CMakeLists.txt
index e5f127fd1ff9..349a727f4024 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/topic_listener/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/systemcmds/topic_listener/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ px4_add_module(
 	MODULE systemcmds__topic_listener
 	MAIN listener
 	STACK_MAIN 4096
+	NO_DAEMON
 	SRCS
 		listener_main.cpp
 	)
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/tune_control/CMakeLists.txt b/src/systemcmds/tune_control/CMakeLists.txt
index d00586054fbf..1ad44b6085ba 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/tune_control/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/systemcmds/tune_control/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ px4_add_module(
 	PRIORITY
 		"SCHED_PRIORITY_MAX - 16" # max priority below high priority WQ threads
 	COMPILE_FLAGS
+	NO_DAEMON
 	SRCS
 		tune_control.cpp
 	DEPENDS
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/uorb/CMakeLists.txt b/src/systemcmds/uorb/CMakeLists.txt
index 238c0059a956..ccee7e00647c 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/uorb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/systemcmds/uorb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ px4_add_module(
 	MODULE systemcmds__uorb
 	MAIN uorb
 	COMPILE_FLAGS
+	NO_DAEMON
 	SRCS
 		uorb.cpp
 		uORBDeviceMaster.cpp
diff --git a/src/systemcmds/work_queue/CMakeLists.txt b/src/systemcmds/work_queue/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ef8d88c6078..f4074853d0ef 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/work_queue/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/systemcmds/work_queue/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 px4_add_module(
 	MODULE systemcmds__work_queue
 	MAIN work_queue
+	NO_DAEMON
 	SRCS
 		work_queue_main.cpp
 	)