diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig
index 0b3981844b3..df5195252a6 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ config BT_UART_ON_DEV_NAME
 
 if BT_SPI
 
+config BT_SPI_INIT_PRIORITY
+	int "BT SPI init priority"
+	default 75
+
 config BT_BLUENRG_ACI
 	bool "Enable ACI message with with BlueNRG-based devices"
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/spi.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/spi.c
index 1bd709a19a6..2fccd5cb77e 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/spi.c
@@ -568,4 +568,4 @@ static int bt_spi_init(const struct device *unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SYS_INIT(bt_spi_init, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_KERNEL_INIT_PRIORITY_DEVICE);
+SYS_INIT(bt_spi_init, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_BT_SPI_INIT_PRIORITY);