diff --git a/src/posix/platform/backbone.cpp b/src/posix/platform/backbone.cpp
index c5f1f95cf..517dc90f1 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/backbone.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/platform/backbone.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 char         gBackboneNetifName[IFNAMSIZ] = "";
 unsigned int gBackboneNetifIndex          = 0;
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
 static ot::Posix::MulticastRoutingManager sMulticastRoutingManager;
 #endif
 
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ exit:
 
 void platformBackboneSetUp(void)
 {
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
     sMulticastRoutingManager.SetUp();
 #endif
 }
 
 void platformBackboneTearDown(void)
 {
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
     sMulticastRoutingManager.TearDown();
 #endif
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void platformBackboneStateChange(otInstance *aInstance, otChangedFlags aFlags)
     OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aInstance);
     OT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(aFlags);
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
     sMulticastRoutingManager.HandleStateChange(aInstance, aFlags);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp b/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp
index 9d71481e9..abced8c4d 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "posix/platform/multicast_routing.hpp"
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
@@ -615,4 +615,4 @@ void MulticastRoutingManager::RemoveMulticastForwardingCache(
 } // namespace Posix
 } // namespace ot
 
-#endif // OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#endif // OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
diff --git a/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.hpp b/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.hpp
index dc8b72a03..08d87ca58 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.hpp
+++ b/src/posix/platform/multicast_routing.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "openthread-posix-config.h"
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -140,6 +140,6 @@ private:
 } // namespace Posix
 } // namespace ot
 
-#endif // OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#endif // OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
 
 #endif // OT_POSIX_PLATFORM_MULTICAST_ROUTING_HPP_
diff --git a/src/posix/platform/openthread-posix-config.h b/src/posix/platform/openthread-posix-config.h
index 66a6dacb5..2efa6ef37 100644
--- a/src/posix/platform/openthread-posix-config.h
+++ b/src/posix/platform/openthread-posix-config.h
@@ -135,6 +135,23 @@
 #define OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_MAX_MULTICAST_FORWARDING_CACHE_TABLE (OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAX_MULTICAST_LISTENERS * 10)
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @def OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+ *
+ * Define as 1 to enable multicast routing support.
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#define OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE \
+    OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#endif
+
+#if OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE && \
+    !OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE
+#error \
+    "OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE is required for OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_BACKBONE_ROUTER_MULTICAST_ROUTING_ENABLE"
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @def OPENTHREAD_POSIX_CONFIG_SECURE_SETTINGS_ENABLE
  *