diff --git a/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CHIPProjectConfig.h b/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CHIPProjectConfig.h
index 2bd41247a382f9..58bb5cb20597c4 100644
--- a/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CHIPProjectConfig.h
+++ b/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CHIPProjectConfig.h
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@
 #define CHIP_CONFIG_ENABLE_ARG_PARSER 1
 
 #define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DISABLE_SHELL_PING 1
+
+#define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_EXTENDED_DISCOVERY 1
diff --git a/examples/chef/nrfconnect/main.cpp b/examples/chef/nrfconnect/main.cpp
index 669ef9663a00ef..f44994170b420e 100644
--- a/examples/chef/nrfconnect/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/chef/nrfconnect/main.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ CHIP_ERROR main()
 
     // Device Attestation & Onboarding codes
     chip::Credentials::SetDeviceAttestationCredentialsProvider(chip::Credentials::Examples::GetExampleDACProvider());
+#if CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_EXTENDED_DISCOVERY
     chip::app::DnssdServer::Instance().SetExtendedDiscoveryTimeoutSecs(kExtDiscoveryTimeoutSecs);
+#endif /* CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_EXTENDED_DISCOVERY */
 
     // Start IM server
     static chip::CommonCaseDeviceServerInitParams initParams;