diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/Kconfig.ll_sw_split b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/Kconfig.ll_sw_split
index 31e70f28cf3..273142f04a0 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/Kconfig.ll_sw_split
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/Kconfig.ll_sw_split
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ config BT_TICKER_NEXT_SLOT_GET_MATCH
 config BT_TICKER_EXT
 	bool "Ticker extensions"
 	depends on !BT_TICKER_LOW_LAT && !BT_TICKER_SLOT_AGNOSTIC
-	default y
+	default y if BT_BROADCASTER
 	help
 	  This option enables ticker extensions such as re-scheduling of
 	  ticker nodes with slot_window set to non-zero. Ticker extensions