diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/sdkconfig.ci.nimble b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/sdkconfig.ci.nimble
index 424fa66ff65..9ceee7fdf7c 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/sdkconfig.ci.nimble
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/sdkconfig.ci.nimble
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED=y
 CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_BLUFI_ENABLE=y
+
+# Wi-Fi + NimBLE on ESP32 is IRAM-tight after recent wifi lib updates.
+# Move Wi-Fi IRAM-optimized paths back to flash to keep the CI build linking.
+CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_IRAM_OPT=n
+CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_RX_IRAM_OPT=n