diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/controller_hci_uart/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/bluetooth/controller_hci_uart/sdkconfig.defaults
index 32a86537f..a20ece1da 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/controller_hci_uart/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/controller_hci_uart/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # BT config
 #
 CONFIG_BT_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_BLUEDROID_ENABLED=n
 CONFIG_BT_HCI_UART=y
 CONFIG_BT_HCI_UART_NO_DEFAULT=1
 CONFIG_BT_HCI_UART_BAUDRATE_DEFAULT=921600