diff --git a/src/nimble/esp_port/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h b/src/nimble/esp_port/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
index fb00ae11..3b1e4e3a 100644
--- a/src/nimble/esp_port/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
+++ b/src/nimble/esp_port/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
 
 #ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_STORE_CONFIG_PERSIST
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_NVS_PERSIST
-#define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_STORE_CONFIG_PERSIST (1)
+#define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_STORE_CONFIG_PERSIST (CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_NVS_PERSIST)
 #else
 #define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_STORE_CONFIG_PERSIST (0)
 #endif