diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/event_trigger/Kconfig.sysbuild b/samples/bluetooth/event_trigger/Kconfig.sysbuild
index cd7d12835254..a1f6b36dcb2f 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/event_trigger/Kconfig.sysbuild
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/event_trigger/Kconfig.sysbuild
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 #
 
 config NRF_DEFAULT_EMPTY
-	default y
+	default y if SOC_SERIES_NRF53X
 
 source "share/sysbuild/Kconfig"