diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
index f5459aae80f..f710ba9e81b 160000
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f5459aae80fe0ee7ea2b8387e8b6f9d6b556ca2c
+Subproject commit f710ba9e81be20dbb7083282c6e280edf9c8dc02
diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
index d837d17ec14..3da9d557d8e 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
@@ -610,6 +610,10 @@
 #define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_MULT (MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_MULT_VAR
+#define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_MULT_VAR (MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL)
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_UUID
 #define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_UUID (MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL)
 #endif
diff --git a/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h b/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
index daf21533486..c4baec843be 100644
--- a/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
+++ b/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_MULT            \
     (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_READ_MULT))
 
+#undef NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_MULT_VAR
+#define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_MULT_VAR        \
+    (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_READ_MULT_VAR))
+
 #undef NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_GROUP_TYPE
 #define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_GROUP_TYPE      \
     (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_DISC_ALL_SVCS))