diff --git a/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/hal/rsi_hal_mcu_m4.c b/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/hal/rsi_hal_mcu_m4.c
index bcedf1c8a52c16..15c56ec47bcd24 100644
--- a/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/hal/rsi_hal_mcu_m4.c
+++ b/examples/platform/silabs/SiWx917/SiWx917/hal/rsi_hal_mcu_m4.c
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ void IRQ021_Handler(void)
     RSI_NPSSGPIO_ClrIntr(NPSS_GPIO_0_INTR);
     RSI_NPSSGPIO_ClrIntr(NPSS_GPIO_2_INTR);
     // if the btn is not pressed setting the state to 1
-    if (RSI_NPSSGPIO_GetPin(NPSS_GPIO_2))
+    if (RSI_NPSSGPIO_GetPin(NPSS_GPIO_2)  && (!btn1))
     {
         btn1 = 1;
+        sl_button_on_change(1, 0);
     }
     // geting the state of the gpio 2 pin and checking if the btn is already pressed or not
     if (!RSI_NPSSGPIO_GetPin(NPSS_GPIO_2) && btn1)
diff --git a/examples/window-app/silabs/src/WindowManager.cpp b/examples/window-app/silabs/src/WindowManager.cpp
index f9a45b578fdce2..c6687ab2ba512e 100644
--- a/examples/window-app/silabs/src/WindowManager.cpp
+++ b/examples/window-app/silabs/src/WindowManager.cpp
@@ -742,15 +742,6 @@ void WindowManager::ButtonEventHandler(uint8_t button, uint8_t btnAction)
     }
 
     AppTask::GetAppTask().PostEvent(&event);
-
-// Since there is no release interrupt for button1 posting release event after press event
-#ifdef SIWX_917
-    if (button)
-    {
-        event = CreateNewEvent(AppEvent::kEventType_DownReleased);
-        AppTask::GetAppTask().PostEvent(&event);
-    }
-#endif
 }
 
 void WindowManager::GeneralEventHandler(AppEvent * aEvent)