diff --git a/boards/native/nrf_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/native/nrf_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig
index 81f90836b54..c3c786e45db 100644
--- a/boards/native/nrf_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ b/boards/native/nrf_bsim/Kconfig.defconfig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ config SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC
 	default 32768
 
 config BT_CTLR
-	default y if BOARD_NRF52_BSIM || BOARD_NRF5340BSIM_NRF5340_CPUNET
+	default y if BOARD_NRF52_BSIM || BOARD_NRF5340BSIM_NRF5340_CPUNET || BOARD_NRF54L15BSIM_NRF54L15_CPUAPP
 	depends on BT
 
 config HEAP_MEM_POOL_ADD_SIZE_BOARD