I found a workaround/ solution:
Adding the parameter:
include_transitive_dependencies=false
solves the issue.
The whole call now looks like this:
PackageCompiler.create_sysimage(
[:KiteSimulators, :ControlPlots];
sysimage_path="kps-image_tmp.so",
include_transitive_dependencies=false,
precompile_execution_file=joinpath("test", "test_for_precompile.jl")
)