diff --git a/examples/platform/telink/common/src/AppTaskCommon.cpp b/examples/platform/telink/common/src/AppTaskCommon.cpp
index 69943a517130d5..5ddf137eb36923 100644
--- a/examples/platform/telink/common/src/AppTaskCommon.cpp
+++ b/examples/platform/telink/common/src/AppTaskCommon.cpp
@@ -269,9 +269,11 @@ CHIP_ERROR AppTaskCommon::InitCommonParts(void)
     // Init ZCL Data Model and start server
     static CommonCaseDeviceServerInitParams initParams;
     static SimpleTestEventTriggerDelegate sTestEventTriggerDelegate{};
-    static OTATestEventTriggerHandler sOtaTestEventTriggerHandler{};
     VerifyOrDie(sTestEventTriggerDelegate.Init(ByteSpan(sTestEventTriggerEnableKey)) == CHIP_NO_ERROR);
+#if CONFIG_CHIP_OTA_REQUESTOR
+    static OTATestEventTriggerHandler sOtaTestEventTriggerHandler{};
     VerifyOrDie(sTestEventTriggerDelegate.AddHandler(&sOtaTestEventTriggerHandler) == CHIP_NO_ERROR);
+#endif
     (void) initParams.InitializeStaticResourcesBeforeServerInit();
     initParams.appDelegate              = &sCallbacks;
     initParams.testEventTriggerDelegate = &sTestEventTriggerDelegate;