diff --git a/examples/platform/efr32/BUILD.gn b/examples/platform/efr32/BUILD.gn
index 2a1aa8f80f34b3..fa6b7a8fd14dc3 100644
--- a/examples/platform/efr32/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/platform/efr32/BUILD.gn
@@ -41,18 +41,20 @@ config("chip_examples_project_config") {
 }
 
 source_set("openthread_core_config_efr32_chip_examples") {
-  sources = [ "project_include/OpenThreadConfig.h" ]
+  if (chip_enable_openthread) {
+    sources = [ "project_include/OpenThreadConfig.h" ]
 
-  public_deps = [ "${efr32_sdk_build_root}:efr32_sdk" ]
+    public_deps = [ "${efr32_sdk_build_root}:efr32_sdk" ]
 
-  if (chip_use_ot_lib == true) {
-    public_deps +=
-        [ "${chip_root}/third_party/silabs:openthread_core_config_efr32" ]
-  } else {
-    public_deps += [ "${chip_root}/third_party/openthread/platforms/efr32:openthread_core_config_efr32" ]
-  }
+    if (chip_use_ot_lib == true) {
+      public_deps +=
+          [ "${chip_root}/third_party/silabs:openthread_core_config_efr32" ]
+    } else {
+      public_deps += [ "${chip_root}/third_party/openthread/platforms/efr32:openthread_core_config_efr32" ]
+    }
 
-  public_configs = [ ":chip_examples_project_config" ]
+    public_configs = [ ":chip_examples_project_config" ]
+  }
 }
 
 source_set("efr-matter-shell") {