diff --git a/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h b/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
index 3a25601cfd884e..3c3df5b97d593a 100644
--- a/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
+++ b/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/main/include/CHIPProjectConfig.h
@@ -30,4 +30,7 @@
 // Enable support functions for parsing command-line arguments
 #define CHIP_CONFIG_ENABLE_ARG_PARSER 1
 
+// Enable unit-test only features
+#define CONFIG_BUILD_FOR_HOST_UNIT_TEST 1
+
 #endif // CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG_H