diff --git a/components/openthread/port/esp_openthread_uart.c b/components/openthread/port/esp_openthread_uart.c
index 4ad3a98eed..2400f24ee6 100644
--- a/components/openthread/port/esp_openthread_uart.c
+++ b/components/openthread/port/esp_openthread_uart.c
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ esp_err_t esp_openthread_uart_process(otInstance *instance, const esp_openthread
     int rval = read(s_uart_fd, s_uart_buffer, sizeof(s_uart_buffer));
 
     if (rval > 0) {
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI || CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_RADIO
         otPlatUartReceived(s_uart_buffer, (uint16_t)rval);
+#endif
     } else if (rval < 0) {
         if (errno != EAGAIN) {
             ESP_LOGW(OT_PLAT_LOG_TAG, "read uart failed: %d", errno);
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
index bf7de1e2f5..6645a6aaec 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/esp_ot_cli.c
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ static void ot_task_worker(void *aContext)
     (void)otLoggingSetLevel(CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL);
 #endif
     // Initialize the OpenThread cli
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI
     esp_openthread_cli_init();
+#endif
 
     esp_netif_t *openthread_netif;
     // Initialize the esp_netif bindings
@@ -81,7 +83,9 @@ static void ot_task_worker(void *aContext)
 #endif // CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
 
     // Run the main loop
+#if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI
     esp_openthread_cli_create_task();
+#endif
     esp_openthread_launch_mainloop();
 
     // Clean up
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/sdkconfig.ci.disable_cli b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/sdkconfig.ci.disable_cli
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcb0e68ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/sdkconfig.ci.disable_cli
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="esp32h4"
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H4=y
+CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32H4_BETA_VERSION_2=y
+CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI=n
+CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION=n
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_rcp/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/openthread/ot_rcp/sdkconfig.defaults
index 744223185e..f1ab6da317 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_rcp/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_rcp/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_DIAG=y
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_COMMISSIONER=n
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_JOINER=n
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_BORDER_ROUTER=n
+CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI=n
+CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_SRP_CLIENT=n
 # end of OpenThread