diff --git a/.github/workflows/freertos_plus_tcp.yaml b/.github/workflows/freertos_plus_tcp.yaml
index 1e8ee0fe7..65231e75f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freertos_plus_tcp.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freertos_plus_tcp.yaml
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@ jobs:
         cmake -Bbuild -G"Ninja Multi-Config"
         cmake --build ./build --config Debug
         cmake --build ./build --config Release
+      env:
+        Z_FEATURE_PUBLICATION: 1
+        Z_FEATURE_SUBSCRIPTION: 1
+        Z_FEATURE_QUERYABLE: 1
+        Z_FEATURE_QUERY: 1
diff --git a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/CMakeLists.txt
index ba0b53501..8130e0a23 100644
--- a/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/freertos_plus_tcp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ target_link_libraries(zenohpico
 target_compile_definitions(zenohpico
   PUBLIC
     Z_FEATURE_MULTI_THREAD=1
-    Z_FEATURE_PUBLICATION=1
-    Z_FEATURE_SUBSCRIPTION=1
-    Z_FEATURE_QUERY=1
-    Z_FEATURE_QUERYABLE=1
     Z_FEATURE_LINK_TCP=1
     Z_FEATURE_SCOUTING_UDP=1
     Z_FEATURE_LINK_UDP_UNICAST=1