diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c
index bc63b38e1..c93926cb7 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/prov.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static void prov_data(const u8_t *data)
 	/* After PB-GATT provisioning we should start advertising
 	 * using Node Identity.
 	 */
-	if (identity_enable) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_MESH_GATT_PROXY) && identity_enable) {
 		bt_mesh_proxy_identity_enable();
 	}