diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/dtls.cpp b/src/core/meshcop/dtls.cpp
index 72705ee2d..6e8b6fc16 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/dtls.cpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/dtls.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ void Dtls::HandleUdpReceive(Message &aMessage, const Ip6::MessageInfo &aMessageI
         break;
     }
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_BORDER_AGENT || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_COMMISSIONER
+#ifdef MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C
     if (mState == MeshCoP::Dtls::kStateConnecting)
     {
         SetClientId(mPeerAddress.GetPeerAddr().mFields.m8, sizeof(mPeerAddress.GetPeerAddr().mFields));
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ otError Dtls::Setup(bool aClient)
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_handshake_timeout(&mConf, 8000, 60000);
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_dbg(&mConf, HandleMbedtlsDebug, this);
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_BORDER_AGENT || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_COMMISSIONER || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_APPLICATION_COAP_SECURE
+#ifdef MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C
     if (!aClient)
     {
         mbedtls_ssl_cookie_init(&mCookieCtx);
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ otError Dtls::Setup(bool aClient)
 
         mbedtls_ssl_conf_dtls_cookies(&mConf, mbedtls_ssl_cookie_write, mbedtls_ssl_cookie_check, &mCookieCtx);
     }
-#endif // OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_BORDER_AGENT || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_COMMISSIONER || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_APPLICATION_COAP_SECURE
+#endif
 
     rval = mbedtls_ssl_setup(&mSsl, &mConf);
     VerifyOrExit(rval == 0);
@@ -537,13 +537,13 @@ exit:
 #endif // MBEDTLS_BASE64_C
 #endif // OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_APPLICATION_COAP_SECURE
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_BORDER_AGENT || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_COMMISSIONER
+#ifdef MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C
 otError Dtls::SetClientId(const uint8_t *aClientId, uint8_t aLength)
 {
     int rval = mbedtls_ssl_set_client_transport_id(&mSsl, aClientId, aLength);
     return Crypto::MbedTls::MapError(rval);
 }
-#endif // OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_BORDER_AGENT || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_COMMISSIONER
+#endif
 
 otError Dtls::Send(Message &aMessage, uint16_t aLength)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/dtls.hpp b/src/core/meshcop/dtls.hpp
index ab24dfe87..e07e1e0da 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/dtls.hpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/dtls.hpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ public:
     void SetSslAuthMode(bool aVerifyPeerCertificate);
 #endif // OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_APPLICATION_COAP_SECURE
 
-#if OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_BORDER_AGENT || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_COMMISSIONER
+#ifdef MBEDTLS_SSL_SRV_C
     /**
      * This method sets the Client ID used for generating the Hello Cookie.
      *
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public:
      *
      */
     otError SetClientId(const uint8_t *aClientId, uint8_t aLength);
-#endif // OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_BORDER_AGENT || OPENTHREAD_ENABLE_COMMISSIONER
+#endif
 
     /**
      * This method sends data within the DTLS session.