diff --git a/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wifi_if.c b/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wifi_if.c
index 82bf3794f4bdda..90f80e8254db32 100644
--- a/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wifi_if.c
+++ b/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/sl_wifi_if.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 #include "task.h"
 #include "wfx_host_events.h"
 
+#if (EXP_BOARD)
+#include "rsi_bt_common_apis.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "ble_config.h"
 
 #include "dhcp_client.h"