diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/telink/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/lighting-app/telink/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d1e3699383a8d..f7a86b82df298a 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/telink/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/telink/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
 
+set(BOARD tlsr9518adk80d)
+
 get_filename_component(CHIP_ROOT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third_party/connectedhomeip REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(NLIO_ROOT ${CHIP_ROOT}/third_party/nlio/repo/include REALPATH)
 get_filename_component(TELINK_COMMON ${CHIP_ROOT}/examples/platform/telink REALPATH)