diff --git a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
index 2742116ba..b4050f136 100644
--- a/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
+++ b/nimble/host/mesh/src/adv.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "host/ble_gap.h"
 #include "nimble/hci_common.h"
 #include "mesh/porting.h"
+#include "nimble/nimble_port.h"
 
 #include "adv.h"
 #include "net.h"
@@ -325,8 +326,8 @@ void bt_mesh_adv_init(void)
 	             MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_PRIO), OS_WAIT_FOREVER,
 	             g_blemesh_stack, ADV_STACK_SIZE);
 #else
-    	xTaskCreate(mesh_adv_thread, "mesh_adv", 2768,
-            NULL, (configMAX_PRIORITIES - 4), &adv_task_h);
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(mesh_adv_thread, "mesh_adv", 2768,
+            NULL, (configMAX_PRIORITIES - 5), &adv_task_h, NIMBLE_CORE);
 #endif
 
 	/* For BT5 controllers we can have fast advertising interval */
diff --git a/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h b/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h
index 28065cf8e..88511381a 100644
--- a/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h
+++ b/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_port.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "nimble/nimble_npl.h"
 
+#define NIMBLE_CORE (CONFIG_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE < portNUM_PROCESSORS ? CONFIG_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE : tskNO_AFFINITY)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/porting/npl/freertos/src/nimble_port_freertos.c b/porting/npl/freertos/src/nimble_port_freertos.c
index 583a0319d..a8b50ea13 100644
--- a/porting/npl/freertos/src/nimble_port_freertos.c
+++ b/porting/npl/freertos/src/nimble_port_freertos.c
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ nimble_port_freertos_init(TaskFunction_t host_task_fn)
      * have separate task for NimBLE host, but since something needs to handle
      * default queue it is just easier to make separate task which does this.
      */
-    xTaskCreate(host_task_fn, "ble", 2048+400,
-                NULL, (configMAX_PRIORITIES - 3), &host_task_h);
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(host_task_fn, "ble", 4096,
+                NULL, (configMAX_PRIORITIES - 4), &host_task_h, NIMBLE_CORE);
 }