diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg_nrf53.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg_nrf53.c
index 04d90f25f5d..6a5d497981d 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg_nrf53.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/rpmsg_nrf53.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ static struct device *ipm_rx_handle;
 #define SHM_SIZE            0x7c00
 #define SHM_DEVICE_NAME     "sram0.shm"
 
+BUILD_ASSERT((SHM_START_ADDR + SHM_SIZE - SHM_BASE_ADDRESS)
+		<= DT_REG_SIZE(SHM_NODE),
+	"Allocated size exceeds available shared memory reserved for IPC");
+
 #define VRING_COUNT         2
 #define VRING_TX_ADDRESS    (SHM_START_ADDR + SHM_SIZE - 0x400)
 #define VRING_RX_ADDRESS    (VRING_TX_ADDRESS - 0x400)
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
index 8815b49f43a..26f6abc4297 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/hci_rpmsg/src/main.c
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(LOG_MODULE_NAME);
 #define SHM_SIZE            0x7c00
 #define SHM_DEVICE_NAME     "sram0.shm"
 
+BUILD_ASSERT((SHM_START_ADDR + SHM_SIZE - SHM_BASE_ADDRESS)
+		<= DT_REG_SIZE(SHM_NODE),
+	"Allocated size exceeds available shared memory reserved for IPC");
+
 #define VRING_COUNT         2
 #define VRING_TX_ADDRESS    (SHM_START_ADDR + SHM_SIZE - 0x400)
 #define VRING_RX_ADDRESS    (VRING_TX_ADDRESS - 0x400)