diff --git a/examples/openthread/Makefile b/examples/openthread/Makefile
index e653233df9..3ff70f6d36 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/examples/openthread/Makefile
@@ -73,4 +73,6 @@ USEMODULE += ps
 CXXEXFLAGS += -fno-rtti
 USEMODULE += cpp11-compat
 
+SHOULD_RUN_KCONFIG ?=
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/examples/openthread/app.config.test b/examples/openthread/app.config.test
index 4da792688f..7d430047c7 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/app.config.test
+++ b/examples/openthread/app.config.test
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_OPENTHREAD=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_CPP11-COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_OPENTHREAD-FTD=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_OPENTHREAD-CLI-FTD=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_NETDEV_DEFAULT=y
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/Kconfig b/pkg/openthread/Kconfig
index 9ee9d862be..1e9227f033 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/Kconfig
+++ b/pkg/openthread/Kconfig
@@ -10,34 +10,28 @@ menuconfig PACKAGE_OPENTHREAD
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
 
     depends on HAS_CPP
-    select MODULE_CPP11-COMPAT
+    select MODULE_CPP
     select MODULE_EVENT
     select MODULE_NETDEV
     select MODULE_OPENTHREAD_CONTRIB
     select MODULE_OPENTHREAD_CONTRIB_NETDEV
     select MODULE_L2UTIL
-    select MODULE_TIMEX
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER64
     select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC
 
 if PACKAGE_OPENTHREAD
 
 config MODULE_OPENTHREAD-FTD
     bool "Openthread Full Thread Device"
-    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
 
 config MODULE_OPENTHREAD-MTD
     bool "Openthread Minimal Thread Device"
-    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
 
 config MODULE_OPENTHREAD-CLI-FTD
     bool "Openthread Full Thread Device CLI"
-    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
 
 config MODULE_OPENTHREAD-CLI-MTD
     bool "Openthread Minimal Thread Device CLI"
-    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
 
 config MODULE_OPENTHREAD_CONTRIB
     bool