diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
index 956abbc0b8a..b85a36d2e61 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ static void enc_refresh_complete(struct pdu_data *pdu_data, uint16_t handle,
 	ep->handle = sys_cpu_to_le16(handle);
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING)
 static void auth_payload_timeout_exp(struct pdu_data *pdu_data, uint16_t handle,
 				     struct net_buf *buf)
 {
@@ -1065,6 +1066,7 @@ static void auth_payload_timeout_exp(struct pdu_data *pdu_data, uint16_t handle,
 
 	ep->handle = sys_cpu_to_le16(handle);
 }
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING */
 
 static void encode_control(struct radio_pdu_node_rx *node_rx,
 			   struct pdu_data *pdu_data, struct net_buf *buf)
@@ -1095,9 +1097,11 @@ static void encode_control(struct radio_pdu_node_rx *node_rx,
 		enc_refresh_complete(pdu_data, handle, buf);
 		break;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING)
 	case NODE_RX_TYPE_APTO:
 		auth_payload_timeout_exp(pdu_data, handle, buf);
 		break;
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING */
 
 	case NODE_RX_TYPE_RSSI:
 		/** @todo */
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.c
index aac38ed2b92..afd49f920ed 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.c
@@ -7668,7 +7668,11 @@ void radio_rx_dequeue(void)
 	case NODE_RX_TYPE_CONNECTION:
 	case NODE_RX_TYPE_CONN_UPDATE:
 	case NODE_RX_TYPE_ENC_REFRESH:
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING)
 	case NODE_RX_TYPE_APTO:
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING */
+
 	case NODE_RX_TYPE_RSSI:
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_PROFILE_ISR)
@@ -7710,7 +7714,11 @@ void radio_rx_mem_release(struct radio_pdu_node_rx **radio_pdu_node_rx)
 		case NODE_RX_TYPE_CONNECTION:
 		case NODE_RX_TYPE_CONN_UPDATE:
 		case NODE_RX_TYPE_ENC_REFRESH:
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING)
 		case NODE_RX_TYPE_APTO:
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING */
+
 		case NODE_RX_TYPE_RSSI:
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_PROFILE_ISR)
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.h b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.h
index 9a2a41d58c6..cb5d5c443a9 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.h
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll/ctrl.h
@@ -191,8 +191,13 @@ enum radio_pdu_node_rx_type {
 	NODE_RX_TYPE_TERMINATE,
 	NODE_RX_TYPE_CONN_UPDATE,
 	NODE_RX_TYPE_ENC_REFRESH,
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING)
 	NODE_RX_TYPE_APTO,
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_LE_PING */
+
 	NODE_RX_TYPE_RSSI,
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_PROFILE_ISR)
 	NODE_RX_TYPE_PROFILE,
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_CONTROLLER_PROFILE_ISR */