diff --git a/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp b/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp
index 15e35fbd7..3fe28e18d 100644
--- a/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/spinel/radio_spinel_impl.hpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ template <typename InterfaceType, typename ProcessContextType>
 otError RadioSpinel<InterfaceType, ProcessContextType>::CheckRadioCapabilities(void)
 {
     const otRadioCaps kRequiredRadioCaps =
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION >= OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_2
         OT_RADIO_CAPS_TRANSMIT_SEC | OT_RADIO_CAPS_TRANSMIT_TIMING |
 #endif
         OT_RADIO_CAPS_ACK_TIMEOUT | OT_RADIO_CAPS_TRANSMIT_RETRIES | OT_RADIO_CAPS_CSMA_BACKOFF;
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ otRadioState RadioSpinel<InterfaceType, ProcessContextType>::GetState(void) cons
 template <typename InterfaceType, typename ProcessContextType>
 void RadioSpinel<InterfaceType, ProcessContextType>::CalcRcpTimeOffset(void)
 {
-#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE
+#if OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION >= OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_2
     otError        error = OT_ERROR_NONE;
     uint64_t       localTxTimestamp;
     uint64_t       localRxTimestamp;
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ void RadioSpinel<InterfaceType, ProcessContextType>::CalcRcpTimeOffset(void)
 
 exit:
     LogIfFail("Error calculating RCP time offset: %s", error);
-#endif // OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_RECEIVER_ENABLE || OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_MAC_CSL_TRANSMITTER_ENABLE
+#endif // OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_THREAD_VERSION >= OT_THREAD_VERSION_1_2
 }
 
 template <typename InterfaceType, typename ProcessContextType>