diff --git a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
index 1628fc96e..3d689b3f7 100644
--- a/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/bt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ if(CONFIG_BT_ENABLED)
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_atomic.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_buf.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_common.c"
+                    "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_mutex.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c"
                     "esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_util.c"
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c
index 704a18f03..bd9311269 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/btc/btc_ble_mesh_prov.c
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
-#include "freertos/semphr.h"
-
 #include "adv.h"
+#include "mesh_kernel.h"
 #include "mesh_proxy.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 #include "access.h"
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_kernel.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_kernel.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e443dc373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_kernel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, Wind River Systems, Inc.
+ * Additional Copyright (c) 2020 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#ifndef _BLE_MESH_KERNEL_H_
+#define _BLE_MESH_KERNEL_H_
+
+#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
+#include "freertos/task.h"
+#include "freertos/queue.h"
+#include "freertos/semphr.h"
+
+#include "mesh_types.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED
+#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_CORE  TASK_PINNED_TO_CORE
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
+#ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE
+#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_CORE  (CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE < portNUM_PROCESSORS ? CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE : tskNO_AFFINITY)
+#else
+#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_CORE  (0)
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_STACK_SIZE    3072
+
+/**
+ * @brief Put the current thread to sleep.
+ *
+ * This routine puts the current thread to sleep for @a duration
+ * milliseconds.
+ *
+ * @param duration Number of milliseconds to sleep.
+ *
+ * @return N/A
+ */
+void k_sleep(s32_t duration);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _BLE_MESH_KERNEL_H_ */
+
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_mutex.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_mutex.h
index 00287d0ec..488e010fa 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_mutex.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_mutex.h
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@
 #ifndef _BLE_MESH_MUTEX_H_
 #define _BLE_MESH_MUTEX_H_
 
-#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
-#include "freertos/task.h"
-#include "freertos/queue.h"
-#include "freertos/semphr.h"
-
-#include "mesh_types.h"
+#include "mesh_kernel.h"
 #include "mesh_slist.h"
 #include "mesh_atomic.h"
 
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
index 6a9a2089a..7d753a21a 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/include/mesh_timer.h
@@ -256,18 +256,6 @@ void k_delayed_work_init(struct k_delayed_work *work, k_work_handler_t handler);
  */
 s64_t k_uptime_get(void);
 
-/**
- * @brief Put the current thread to sleep.
- *
- * This routine puts the current thread to sleep for @a duration
- * milliseconds.
- *
- * @param duration Number of milliseconds to sleep.
- *
- * @return N/A
- */
-void k_sleep(s32_t duration);
-
 void bt_mesh_timer_init(void);
 void bt_mesh_timer_deinit(void);
 
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b288f6500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Wind River Systems, Inc.
+ * Additional Copyright (c) 2020 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) PTE LTD
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include "mesh_kernel.h"
+
+void k_sleep(s32_t duration)
+{
+    vTaskDelay(duration / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
+}
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
index b9df23563..76b7ac2a9 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_timer.c
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ u32_t k_uptime_get_32(void)
     return (u32_t)(esp_timer_get_time() / 1000);
 }
 
-void k_sleep(s32_t duration)
-{
-    vTaskDelay(duration / portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
-    return;
-}
-
 void bt_mesh_timer_init(void)
 {
     bm_alarm_hash_map = hash_map_new(BLE_MESH_GENERAL_ALARM_HASH_MAP_SIZE,
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c
index 1986f1fba..6fa2291ec 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/adv.c
@@ -11,14 +11,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
-#include "freertos/queue.h"
-#include "freertos/task.h"
-
-#include "osi/thread.h"
+#include "bt_common.h"
 
 #define BT_DBG_ENABLED IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BLE_MESH_DEBUG_ADV)
 
+#include "mesh_kernel.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 #include "mesh_hci.h"
 #include "mesh_common.h"
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h
index 7ca57f430..e9fbeb54e 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h
@@ -21,25 +21,13 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* BLE Mesh Max Connection Count */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED
-#define BLE_MESH_MAX_CONN   \
-    MIN(CONFIG_BT_ACL_CONNECTIONS, CONFIG_BTDM_CONTROLLER_BLE_MAX_CONN)
-
-#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_CORE  TASK_PINNED_TO_CORE
+#define BLE_MESH_MAX_CONN   MIN(CONFIG_BT_ACL_CONNECTIONS, CONFIG_BTDM_CTRL_BLE_MAX_CONN)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
 #define BLE_MESH_MAX_CONN   CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_CONNECTIONS
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE
-#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_CORE  (CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE < portNUM_PROCESSORS ? CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_PINNED_TO_CORE : tskNO_AFFINITY)
-#else
-#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_CORE  (0)
 #endif
 
-#endif
-
-#define BLE_MESH_ADV_TASK_STACK_SIZE    3072
-
 #define BLE_MESH_GAP_ADV_MAX_LEN    31
 
 #define BLE_MESH_GATT_DEF_MTU_SIZE  23