diff --git a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs.c b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs.c
index 1ed13f82a..e044d6c3d 100644
--- a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs.c
+++ b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs.c
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ ble_hs_rx_data(struct os_mbuf *om, void *arg)
 {
     int rc;
 
-#if (BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE)
+#if ((BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE) && SOC_ESP_NIMBLE_CONTROLLER && CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_ENABLED)
     uint16_t len = OS_MBUF_PKTHDR(om)->omp_len + 1;
     uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)malloc(len);
     assert(data != NULL);
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ ble_hs_rx_data(struct os_mbuf *om, void *arg)
 int
 ble_hs_tx_data(struct os_mbuf *om)
 {
-#if (BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE)
+#if ((BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE) && SOC_ESP_NIMBLE_CONTROLLER && CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_ENABLED)
     uint16_t len = 0;
     uint8_t data[MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_TRANSPORT_ACL_SIZE) + 1];
     data[0] = 0x02;
diff --git a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c
index b1ac4bdba..c5b85a657 100644
--- a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c
+++ b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ ble_hs_hci_rx_evt(uint8_t *hci_ev, void *arg)
 
     BLE_HS_DBG_ASSERT(hci_ev != NULL);
 
-#if (BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE)
+#if ((BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE) && SOC_ESP_NIMBLE_CONTROLLER && CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_ENABLED)
     uint16_t len = hci_ev[1] + 3;
     if (host_recv_adv_packet(hci_ev)) {
         bt_hci_log_record_hci_adv(HCI_LOG_DATA_TYPE_ADV, &hci_ev[1], len - 2);
diff --git a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci_cmd.c b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci_cmd.c
index 76ec034da..a9487eaa6 100644
--- a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci_cmd.c
+++ b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci_cmd.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ ble_hs_hci_cmd_send(uint16_t opcode, uint8_t len, const void *cmddata)
     buf--;
 #endif
 
-#if (BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE)
+#if ((BT_HCI_LOG_INCLUDED == TRUE) && SOC_ESP_NIMBLE_CONTROLLER && CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_ENABLED)
     uint8_t *data;
 #if !(SOC_ESP_NIMBLE_CONTROLLER) && CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_ENABLED
     data = (uint8_t *)buf + 1;