diff --git a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/include/protocol_examples_thread_config.h b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/include/protocol_examples_thread_config.h
index 306a9270cb..532f828b65 100644
--- a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/include/protocol_examples_thread_config.h
+++ b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/include/protocol_examples_thread_config.h
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
               .intr_pin = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_THREAD_SPI_INTR_PIN,                  \
           },                                                                   \
   }
+#else
+#define ESP_OPENTHREAD_DEFAULT_RADIO_CONFIG()                                  \
+  {                                                                            \
+      .radio_mode = RADIO_MODE_TREL,                                           \
+  }
 #endif
 
 #if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CONSOLE_TYPE_UART
@@ -95,6 +100,11 @@
       .host_connection_mode = HOST_CONNECTION_MODE_CLI_USB,                    \
       .host_usb_config = USB_SERIAL_JTAG_DRIVER_CONFIG_DEFAULT(),              \
   }
+#else
+#define ESP_OPENTHREAD_DEFAULT_HOST_CONFIG()                                   \
+  {                                                                            \
+      .host_connection_mode = HOST_CONNECTION_MODE_NONE,                       \
+  }
 #endif
 
 #define ESP_OPENTHREAD_DEFAULT_PORT_CONFIG()                                   \
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults
index 619ab0f7e7..2b17031c2b 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_br/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_AUTOCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_MDNS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCE=y
 # end of mDNS
 
+# Example connect
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_THREAD=n
+
 #
 # ESP System Settings
 #
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_trel/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/openthread/ot_trel/sdkconfig.defaults
index 99f65081b9..07de5fdbf9 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_trel/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_trel/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_AUTOCONFIG=y
 # Configurations for optimizing the size of firmware
 #
 CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_SIZE=y
+
+# Example connect
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_THREAD=n