diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h
index 595f293beb..9efb28be29 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example.h
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ int esp_blufi_gap_register_callback(void);
 esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_init(void);
 esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_and_cb_init(esp_blufi_callbacks_t *callbacks);
 esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_deinit(void);
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_controller_init(void);
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_controller_deinit(void);
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
index 09dda5ca3a..a4db69cc56 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_example_main.c
@@ -463,17 +463,9 @@ void app_main(void)
 
     initialise_wifi();
 
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bt_controller_mem_release(ESP_BT_MODE_CLASSIC_BT));
-
-    esp_bt_controller_config_t bt_cfg = BT_CONTROLLER_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
-    ret = esp_bt_controller_init(&bt_cfg);
+    ret = esp_blufi_controller_init();
     if (ret) {
-        BLUFI_ERROR("%s initialize bt controller failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
-    }
-
-    ret = esp_bt_controller_enable(ESP_BT_MODE_BLE);
-    if (ret) {
-        BLUFI_ERROR("%s enable bt controller failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s BLUFI controller init failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c
index da10642608..378344e422 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/blufi/main/blufi_init.c
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #include "esp_log.h"
 #include "esp_blufi.h"
 #include "blufi_example.h"
-#ifdef CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED
 #include "esp_bt.h"
+#ifdef CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED
 #include "esp_bt_main.h"
 #include "esp_bt_device.h"
 #endif
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_deinit(void)
         return ESP_FAIL;
     }
 
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bt_controller_disable());
-    ret = esp_bt_controller_deinit();
-    if (ret) {
-        BLUFI_ERROR("%s deinit bluedroid failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
-        return ESP_FAIL;
-    }
-
     return ESP_OK;
 
 }
@@ -116,6 +109,44 @@ esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_and_cb_init(esp_blufi_callbacks_t *example_callbacks)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED */
 
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_controller_init() {
+    esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+#if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
+    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_bt_controller_mem_release(ESP_BT_MODE_CLASSIC_BT));
+#endif
+
+    esp_bt_controller_config_t bt_cfg = BT_CONTROLLER_INIT_CONFIG_DEFAULT();
+    ret = esp_bt_controller_init(&bt_cfg);
+    if (ret) {
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s initialize bt controller failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = esp_bt_controller_enable(ESP_BT_MODE_BLE);
+    if (ret) {
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s enable bt controller failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+esp_err_t esp_blufi_controller_deinit() {
+    esp_err_t ret = ESP_OK;
+    ret = esp_bt_controller_disable();
+    if (ret) {
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s disable bt controller failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = esp_bt_controller_deinit();
+    if (ret) {
+        BLUFI_ERROR("%s deinit bt controller failed: %s\n", __func__, esp_err_to_name(ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
 void ble_store_config_init(void);
 static void blufi_on_reset(int reason)
@@ -205,7 +236,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_blufi_host_deinit(void)
 
     ret = nimble_port_stop();
     if (ret == 0) {
-        nimble_port_deinit();
+        esp_nimble_deinit();
     }
 
     return ret;