diff --git a/config/esp32/components/chip/CMakeLists.txt b/config/esp32/components/chip/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f3a793196b1f7..864b6c1d35aec0 100644
--- a/config/esp32/components/chip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/config/esp32/components/chip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_EARLY_EXPANSION)
         if (NOT CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_ASSERTIONS_DISABLE)
             message(FATAL_ERROR "CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_ASSERTIONS_DISABLE shall be set")
         endif()
+        set(is_debug FALSE)
     endif()
 endif()