diff --git a/drivers/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/CMakeLists.txt
index f5423ac32f04..f6ee4d621f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_PM_CPU_OPS pm_cpu_ops)
 
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_FLASH_HAS_DRIVER_ENABLED flash)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_SERIAL_HAS_DRIVER serial)
-add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_BT               bluetooth)
+add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_DRIVERS       bluetooth)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_NETWORKING       net)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_NET_L2_ETHERNET  ethernet)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_ENTROPY_HAS_DRIVER entropy)
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/Kconfig b/drivers/bluetooth/Kconfig
index edb50e29572a..b68f20ec2588 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/Kconfig
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 
 # Controller support is an HCI driver in itself, so these HCI driver
 # options are only applicable if controller support hasn't been enabled.
-menu "Bluetooth Drivers"
+menuconfig BT_DRIVERS
+	bool "Bluetooth Drivers"
+	default y
 	depends on BT && !BT_CTLR
 
+if BT_DRIVERS
+
 if BT_HCI
 source "drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig"
 endif
@@ -20,4 +24,4 @@ if BT_CUSTOM
 # Insert here any custom (non-HCI) offload drives
 endif
 
-endmenu
+endif # BT_DRIVERS