diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/BUILD.gn b/examples/chip-tool/BUILD.gn
index 992fbd53e4ecf5..b4878d5e2d701c 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/BUILD.gn
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/BUILD.gn
@@ -158,3 +158,7 @@ executable("chip-tool") {
 group("default") {
   deps = [ ":chip-tool" ]
 }
+
+if (current_os == "linux") {
+  chip_enable_nfc_commissioning = true
+}
diff --git a/examples/chip-tool/args.gni b/examples/chip-tool/args.gni
index 801beb43274b38..30f4000365e4ef 100644
--- a/examples/chip-tool/args.gni
+++ b/examples/chip-tool/args.gni
@@ -31,5 +31,3 @@ matter_log_json_payload_decode_full = true
 # make chip-tool very strict by default
 chip_tlv_validate_char_string_on_read = true
 chip_tlv_validate_char_string_on_write = true
-
-chip_enable_nfc_commissioning = true