diff --git a/script/list-components.py b/script/list-components.py
index 4eccdbf96c..559919bb8a 100755
--- a/script/list-components.py
+++ b/script/list-components.py
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ def get_components(files: list[str], get_dependencies: bool = False):
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-c", "--changed", action="store_true", help="Only run on changed files"
+        "-c",
+        "--changed",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="List all components required for testing based on changes",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-b", "--branch", help="Branch to compare changed files against"
@@ -158,7 +161,9 @@ def main():
             changed = changed_files(args.branch)
         else:
             changed = changed_files()
-        files = [f for f in files if f in changed]
+        # If any base test file(s) changed, there's no need to filter out components
+        if not any("tests/test_build_components" in file for file in changed):
+            files = [f for f in files if f in changed]
 
     for c in get_components(files, args.changed):
         print(c)