diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
index 0b84bae1b..84c267b49 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
@@ -369,6 +369,16 @@ done:
 
 int bt_mesh_scan_enable(void)
 {
+#if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_EXT_ADV)
+	struct ble_gap_ext_disc_params uncoded_params =
+		{ .itvl = MESH_SCAN_INTERVAL, .window = MESH_SCAN_WINDOW,
+		.passive = 1 };
+
+	BT_DBG("");
+
+	return ble_gap_ext_disc(g_mesh_addr_type, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+				&uncoded_params, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+#else
 	struct ble_gap_disc_params scan_param =
 		{ .passive = 1, .filter_duplicates = 0, .itvl =
 		  MESH_SCAN_INTERVAL, .window = MESH_SCAN_WINDOW };
@@ -376,6 +386,7 @@ int bt_mesh_scan_enable(void)
 	BT_DBG("");
 
 	return ble_gap_disc(g_mesh_addr_type, BLE_HS_FOREVER, &scan_param, NULL, NULL);
+#endif
 }
 
 int bt_mesh_scan_disable(void)