diff --git a/src/platform/nrfconnect/shell/BUILD.gn b/src/platform/nrfconnect/shell/BUILD.gn
index 3c8b467906477f..04874cd17e6930 100644
--- a/src/platform/nrfconnect/shell/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/platform/nrfconnect/shell/BUILD.gn
@@ -23,6 +23,4 @@ static_library("chip-zephyr-shell") {
   cflags = [ "-Wconversion" ]
 
   public_deps = [ "${chip_root}/src/app/server" ]
-
-  complete_static_lib = true
 }