diff --git a/components/bt/porting/transport/src/hci_transport.c b/components/bt/porting/transport/src/hci_transport.c
index 18bbe3c98cf..52658697ba9 100644
--- a/components/bt/porting/transport/src/hci_transport.c
+++ b/components/bt/porting/transport/src/hci_transport.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ hci_transport_controller_packet_rx(hci_driver_data_type_t data_type, uint8_t *da
     }
 
 #if CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_ONLY || CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED || \
-    (CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ROLE_CENTRAL || CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ROLE_PERIPHERAL)
+   (CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED && (CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ROLE_CENTRAL || CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ROLE_PERIPHERAL))
     if (data_type == HCI_DRIVER_TYPE_ACL) {
         r_ble_hci_trans_hs_acl_tx((struct os_mbuf *) data);
     }