diff --git a/config/nrfconnect/args.gni b/config/nrfconnect/args.gni
index 9ffde6eee265e0..a8496e04f406ab 100644
--- a/config/nrfconnect/args.gni
+++ b/config/nrfconnect/args.gni
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ nrfconnect_target = get_label_info(":nrfconnect", "label_no_toolchain")
 chip_device_platform = "nrfconnect"
 chip_logging_style = "external"
 
+chip_config_network_layer_ble = true
+
 chip_project_config_include = "<CHIPProjectConfig.h>"
 chip_ble_project_config_include = chip_project_config_include
 chip_device_project_config_include = chip_project_config_include
diff --git a/config/nrfconnect/chip-lib.cmake b/config/nrfconnect/chip-lib.cmake
index 556a9c4e2f2208..d7397dc50aba30 100644
--- a/config/nrfconnect/chip-lib.cmake
+++ b/config/nrfconnect/chip-lib.cmake
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ function(chip_configure TARGET_NAME)
     chip_gn_arg_string(GN_ARGS "chip_project_config_include = \"<${CHIP_PROJECT_CONFIG}>\"")
     endif ()
 
-    chip_gn_arg_bool_if(CONFIG_BT                GN_ARGS "chip_config_network_layer_ble")
     chip_gn_arg_bool_if(CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD GN_ARGS "chip_enable_openthread")
     chip_gn_arg_bool_if(CHIP_BUILD_TESTS         GN_ARGS "chip_build_tests")