diff --git a/examples/openthread/Makefile b/examples/openthread/Makefile
index 8be09cb688..e653233df9 100644
--- a/examples/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/examples/openthread/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ OPENTHREAD_TYPE ?= ftd
 USEMODULE += openthread-$(OPENTHREAD_TYPE)
 
 # Comment the following line in order to disable the OpenThread CLI
-USEMODULE += openthread-cli
+USEMODULE += openthread-cli-$(OPENTHREAD_TYPE)
 
 USEMODULE += netdev_default