diff --git a/projects/openthread/build.sh b/projects/openthread/build.sh
index 9bb18bf12..b59233b06 100755
--- a/projects/openthread/build.sh
+++ b/projects/openthread/build.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     --enable-channel-manager            \
     --enable-channel-monitor            \
     --enable-child-supervision          \
+    --enable-cli                        \
     --enable-commissioner               \
     --enable-dhcp6-client               \
     --enable-dhcp6-server               \