diff --git a/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
index 267069fed5a54c..4adb95a8efeb7d 100644
--- a/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/chef/nrfconnect/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ if(CONFIG_ENABLE_PW_RPC)
   include(${PIGWEED_ROOT}/pw_build/pigweed.cmake)
   include(${PIGWEED_ROOT}/pw_protobuf_compiler/proto.cmake)
 
+  pw_set_module_config(pw_rpc_CONFIG pw_rpc.disable_global_mutex_config)
   pw_set_backend(pw_log pw_log_basic)
   pw_set_backend(pw_assert pw_assert_log)
   pw_set_backend(pw_sys_io pw_sys_io.nrfconnect)