diff --git a/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_phy.h b/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_phy.h
index dd5250cef..ddfa99a4d 100644
--- a/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_phy.h
+++ b/nimble/controller/include/controller/ble_phy.h
@@ -26,14 +26,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LE_2M_PHY) && !(MYNEWT_VAL(BSP_NRF52) || MYNEWT_VAL(BSP_NRF52840))
-#error LE 2M PHY can only be enabled on nRF52xxx
-#endif
-
-#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LE_CODED_PHY) && !MYNEWT_VAL(BSP_NRF52840)
-#error LE Coded PHY can only be enabled on nRF52840
-#endif
-
 /* Forward declarations */
 struct os_mbuf;
 
diff --git a/nimble/drivers/nrf51/src/ble_phy.c b/nimble/drivers/nrf51/src/ble_phy.c
index 7a3b76146..7c2ad8201 100644
--- a/nimble/drivers/nrf51/src/ble_phy.c
+++ b/nimble/drivers/nrf51/src/ble_phy.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #include "core_cm0.h"
 #endif
 
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LE_2M_PHY)
+#error LE 2M PHY cannot be enabled on nRF51
+#endif
+
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LE_CODED_PHY)
+#error LE Coded PHY cannot be enabled on nRF51
+#endif
+
 /* XXX: 4) Make sure RF is higher priority interrupt than schedule */
 
 /*
diff --git a/nimble/drivers/nrf52/src/ble_phy.c b/nimble/drivers/nrf52/src/ble_phy.c
index 4d41d1772..a5f2e3f30 100644
--- a/nimble/drivers/nrf52/src/ble_phy.c
+++ b/nimble/drivers/nrf52/src/ble_phy.c
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
 #include "core_cm4.h"
 #endif
 
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LE_CODED_PHY)
+#if !MYNEWT_VAL_CHOICE(MCU_TARGET, nRF52840) && !MYNEWT_VAL_CHOICE(MCU_TARGET, nRF52811)
+#error LE Coded PHY can only be enabled on nRF52811 or nRF52840
+#endif
+#endif
+
 /*
  * NOTE: This code uses a couple of PPI channels so care should be taken when
  *       using PPI somewhere else.