diff --git a/examples/models/llama/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/models/llama/CMakeLists.txt
index e6d45424bd4..12385f32d20 100644
--- a/examples/models/llama/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/models/llama/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ target_link_options_shared_lib(quantized_ops_lib)
 list(APPEND link_libraries quantized_kernels quantized_ops_lib)
 
 if(EXECUTORCH_BUILD_KERNELS_CUSTOM)
-  list(APPEND link_libraries $<LINK_LIBRARY:WHOLE_ARCHIVE,custom_ops>)
+  target_link_options_shared_lib(custom_ops)
+  list(APPEND link_libraries custom_ops)
 endif()
 
 if(EXECUTORCH_BUILD_TORCHAO)
diff --git a/examples/models/llama/README.md b/examples/models/llama/README.md
index 39e4c79873b..f9d3921ba05 100644
--- a/examples/models/llama/README.md
+++ b/examples/models/llama/README.md
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ cmake -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=python \
     -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_EXTENSION_DATA_LOADER=ON \
     -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_EXTENSION_MODULE=ON \
     -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_EXTENSION_TENSOR=ON \
-    -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_XNNPACK=ON \
+    -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_XNNPACK=OFF \
     -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_KERNELS_QUANTIZED=ON \
     -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_KERNELS_OPTIMIZED=ON \
     -DEXECUTORCH_BUILD_KERNELS_CUSTOM=ON \