diff --git a/drivers/nble/uart.c b/drivers/nble/uart.c
index 9f9b7c83d5a..2ad95c19423 100644
--- a/drivers/nble/uart.c
+++ b/drivers/nble/uart.c
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 #include "uart.h"
 #include "rpc.h"
 
+#if !defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG_DRIVER)
+#undef BT_DBG
+#define BT_DBG(fmt, ...)
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @note this structure must be self-aligned and self-packed
  */
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/beacon/prj_nble.conf b/samples/bluetooth/beacon/prj_nble.conf
index ba9f2e8b119..4e25bdbdd0c 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/beacon/prj_nble.conf
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/beacon/prj_nble.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_NBLE=y
 CONFIG_ARC_INIT=n
 CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG_DRIVER=y
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/peripheral/prj_nble.conf b/samples/bluetooth/peripheral/prj_nble.conf
index ba9f2e8b119..4e25bdbdd0c 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/peripheral/prj_nble.conf
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/peripheral/prj_nble.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_NBLE=y
 CONFIG_ARC_INIT=n
 CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG_DRIVER=y
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_hr/prj_nble.conf b/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_hr/prj_nble.conf
index ba9f2e8b119..4e25bdbdd0c 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_hr/prj_nble.conf
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/peripheral_hr/prj_nble.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_NBLE=y
 CONFIG_ARC_INIT=n
 CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG_DRIVER=y
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/shell/prj_nble.conf b/samples/bluetooth/shell/prj_nble.conf
index b3e4095d355..2e92a979153 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/shell/prj_nble.conf
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/shell/prj_nble.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ CONFIG_ARC_INIT=n
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_HANDLER=y
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_HANDLER_SHELL=y
 CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG=y
+CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_DEBUG_DRIVER=y