diff --git a/integrations/docker/images/base/chip-build/version b/integrations/docker/images/base/chip-build/version
index 16af969338a72c..956aab67064756 100644
--- a/integrations/docker/images/base/chip-build/version
+++ b/integrations/docker/images/base/chip-build/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-17 : [Silabs] Update Docker image (WiseConnect and GECKO SDK(s) update)
+18 : [Silabs] Adds bugfix for symlink for docker use and optimize SDK download
diff --git a/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/Dockerfile b/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/Dockerfile
index c528d74c621161..e8004c77c46929 100644
--- a/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/Dockerfile
+++ b/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/Dockerfile
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ RUN set -x \
 
 
 # Clone Gecko SDK 4.3.2 (1228a95)
-RUN git clone --single-branch --depth=1 --branch=v4.3.2 https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk.git /tmp/gecko_sdk && \
-    cd /tmp/gecko_sdk && \
-    rm -rf .git \
+RUN wget https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases/download/v4.3.2/gecko-sdk.zip -O /tmp/gecko_sdk.zip \
+    && unzip /tmp/gecko_sdk.zip -d /tmp/gecko_sdk \
+    && rm -rf /tmp/gecko_sdk.zip \
     && : # last line
 
 # Clone WiSeConnect Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Software 2.8.2 (4fa5c5f)
-RUN git clone --depth=1 --branch=2.8.2 https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wiseconnect-wifi-bt-sdk.git /tmp/wiseconnect-wifi-bt-sdk && \
+RUN git clone --depth=1 --single-branch --branch=2.8.2 https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wiseconnect-wifi-bt-sdk.git /tmp/wiseconnect-wifi-bt-sdk && \
     cd /tmp/wiseconnect-wifi-bt-sdk && \
     rm -rf .git \
     && : # last line
 
 # Clone WiSeConnect SDK 3.1.0 (58a2404)
-RUN git clone --depth=1 --branch=v3.1.0 https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wiseconnect.git /tmp/wifi_sdk && \
+RUN git clone --depth=1 --single-branch --branch=v3.1.0 https://github.com/SiliconLabs/wiseconnect.git /tmp/wifi_sdk && \
     cd /tmp/wifi_sdk && \
     rm -rf .git \
     && : # last line
diff --git a/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/requirements.txt b/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 120000
index 5a41777fc21cb7..00000000000000
--- a/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../../../scripts/setup/requirements.silabs_docker.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/requirements.txt b/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9879603494656a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# codegen.py build requirements
+Jinja2==3.1.2
+lark==1.1.7
+stringcase==1.2.0
+# Sphinx dependencies (for slc-cli)
+linkify-it-py==2.0.2
+myst-parser==2.0.0
+Sphinx==7.2.6
+sphinx-rtd-theme==1.3.0
+sphinx-tabs==3.4.1
diff --git a/scripts/setup/requirements.silabs_docker.txt b/scripts/setup/requirements.silabs_docker.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9879603494656a..00000000000000
--- a/scripts/setup/requirements.silabs_docker.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# codegen.py build requirements
-Jinja2==3.1.2
-lark==1.1.7
-stringcase==1.2.0
-# Sphinx dependencies (for slc-cli)
-linkify-it-py==2.0.2
-myst-parser==2.0.0
-Sphinx==7.2.6
-sphinx-rtd-theme==1.3.0
-sphinx-tabs==3.4.1
diff --git a/scripts/setup/requirements.silabs_docker.txt b/scripts/setup/requirements.silabs_docker.txt
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000000..ecb770063dfde6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/setup/requirements.silabs_docker.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../integrations/docker/images/stage-2/chip-build-efr32/requirements.txt
\ No newline at end of file