diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
index b01c49d3243b..338cff5ba883 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
@@ -3684,6 +3684,7 @@ static int le_init(void)
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_EXT_ADV_CODING_SELECTION) &&
+	    IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_OBSERVER) &&
 	    BT_FEAT_LE_ADV_CODING_SEL(bt_dev.le.features)) {
 		err = le_set_host_feature(BT_LE_FEAT_BIT_ADV_CODING_SEL_HOST, 1);
 		if (err) {