diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/idf_component.yml
index 124501cc61..308063870a 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_br/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ dependencies:
   protocol_examples_common:
     path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common
   iperf:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/iperf
+    version: "~0.1.1"
   ot_led:
     path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/openthread/ot_common_components/ot_led
diff --git a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/idf_component.yml b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/idf_component.yml
index 2ed997286a..5841a01f84 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/idf_component.yml
+++ b/examples/openthread/ot_cli/main/idf_component.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ dependencies:
   idf:
     version: ">=4.1.0"
   iperf:
-    path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/common_components/iperf
+    version: "~0.1.1"
   ot_led:
     path: ${IDF_PATH}/examples/openthread/ot_common_components/ot_led