diff --git a/src/core/config/tmf.h b/src/core/config/tmf.h
index 653ed75e4..a28d7904b 100644
--- a/src/core/config/tmf.h
+++ b/src/core/config/tmf.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #ifndef CONFIG_TMF_H_
 #define CONFIG_TMF_H_
 
+#include "config/border_router.h"
+
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_ENTRIES
  *
@@ -42,8 +44,12 @@
  *
  */
 #ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_ENTRIES
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BORDER_ROUTER_ENABLE
+#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_ENTRIES 256
+#else
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_ENTRIES 32
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_MAX_SNOOP_ENTRIES
diff --git a/src/posix/platform/openthread-core-posix-config.h b/src/posix/platform/openthread-core-posix-config.h
index 0a3cd2048..adff0060f 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/openthread-core-posix-config.h
+++ b/src/posix/platform/openthread-core-posix-config.h
@@ -177,16 +177,6 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_COMMISSIONER_MAX_JOINER_ENTRIES 4
 #endif
 
-/**
- * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_ENTRIES
- *
- * The number of EID-to-RLOC cache entries.
- *
- */
-#ifndef OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_ENTRIES
-#define OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_TMF_ADDRESS_CACHE_ENTRIES 128
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MLE_MAX_CHILDREN
  *