diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/esp-hci/src/esp_nimble_hci.c b/components/bt/host/nimble/esp-hci/src/esp_nimble_hci.c
index 81c49e5a92..c386bdc4b3 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/esp-hci/src/esp_nimble_hci.c
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/esp-hci/src/esp_nimble_hci.c
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@ void ble_hci_trans_buf_free(uint8_t *buf)
  */
 int ble_hci_trans_set_acl_free_cb(os_mempool_put_fn *cb, void *arg)
 {
-    return BLE_ERR_UNSUPPORTED;
+    ble_hci_acl_pool.mpe_put_cb = cb;
+    ble_hci_acl_pool.mpe_put_arg = arg;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int ble_hci_trans_reset(void)
diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
index 6cf591f60e..be9b2bd9da 160000
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/nimble
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6cf591f60e7a476e4a154e3d3d25888afc89cda2
+Subproject commit be9b2bd9dacdbd631c034be056293ea70911e902
diff --git a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c
index d43d4d8b9f..56a6f2d087 100644
--- a/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c
+++ b/examples/bluetooth/nimble/bleprph/main/main.c
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ app_main(void)
     ble_hs_cfg.sm_sc = 1;
 #else
     ble_hs_cfg.sm_sc = 0;
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLE_BONDING
     ble_hs_cfg.sm_our_key_dist = 1;
     ble_hs_cfg.sm_their_key_dist = 1;
 #endif
-#endif
 
 
     rc = gatt_svr_init();