diff --git a/net/ip/net_driver_bt.c b/net/ip/net_driver_bt.c
index ed943f4872f..8b6bbf0d318 100644
--- a/net/ip/net_driver_bt.c
+++ b/net/ip/net_driver_bt.c
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ static int net_driver_bt_open(void)
 
 static int net_driver_bt_send(struct net_buf *buf)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_NETWORKING_WITH_LOGGING
 	int orig_len = ip_buf_len(buf);
+#endif
 
 	if (!NETSTACK_COMPRESS.compress(buf)) {
 		NET_DBG("compression failed\n");