diff --git a/src/nimble/NimbleBluetooth.cpp b/src/nimble/NimbleBluetooth.cpp
index 09706cf0b..03600260e 100644
--- a/src/nimble/NimbleBluetooth.cpp
+++ b/src/nimble/NimbleBluetooth.cpp
@@ -651,8 +651,8 @@ class NimbleBluetoothServerCallback : public NimBLEServerCallbacks
     {
         LOG_INFO("BLE incoming connection %s", connInfo.getAddress().toString().c_str());
 
-#if NIMBLE_ENABLE_2M_PHY && (defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3) || defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6))
         const uint16_t connHandle = connInfo.getConnHandle();
+#if NIMBLE_ENABLE_2M_PHY && (defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3) || defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C6))
         int phyResult =
             ble_gap_set_prefered_le_phy(connHandle, BLE_GAP_LE_PHY_2M_MASK, BLE_GAP_LE_PHY_2M_MASK, BLE_GAP_LE_PHY_CODED_ANY);
         if (phyResult == 0) {