diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/CMakeLists.txt b/subsys/bluetooth/host/CMakeLists.txt
index d1cc3ddc110..8172067f51c 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 zephyr_library()
 zephyr_library_link_libraries(subsys__bluetooth)
 
+if(CONFIG_BT_INTERNAL_STORAGE)
+  zephyr_library_sources(storage.c)
+  zephyr_library_link_libraries(subsys__fs)
+endif()
+
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_HCI_RAW          hci_raw.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_DEBUG_MONITOR    monitor.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_TINYCRYPT_ECC    hci_ecc.c)
-zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_INTERNAL_STORAGE storage.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_A2DP             a2dp.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_AVDTP            avdtp.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM           rfcomm.c)