diff --git a/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h b/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
index 4b3fe3a5ed908b..83dd2f73a3294e 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
+++ b/src/platform/nrfconnect/CHIPDevicePlatformConfig.h
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@
 #define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING CONFIG_CHIP_DEVICE_SOFTWARE_VERSION_STRING
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD
-#define CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD 0
-#endif
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD
 #define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_THREAD CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD
+#else
+#define CHIP_DEVICE_CONFIG_ENABLE_THREAD 0
+#endif
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_WIFI_NRF700X
 #define CONFIG_WIFI_NRF700X 0