diff --git a/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml b/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml
index fe987c1cae..a7e57a4fc3 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/examples/openthread/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
   depends_filepatterns:
     - examples/common_components/iperf/*
     - examples/common_components/iperf/**/*
+    - examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/*
+    - examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/**/*
     - examples/openthread/*
     - examples/openthread/**/*