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 469ce53fa5..da9fb2e97f 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
@@ -240,19 +240,23 @@ static struct os_mbuf *ble_hci_trans_acl_buf_alloc(void)
 
 static void ble_hci_rx_acl(uint8_t *data, uint16_t len)
 {
-    struct os_mbuf *m;
+    struct os_mbuf *m = NULL;
     int rc;
     int sr;
     if (len < BLE_HCI_DATA_HDR_SZ || len > MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_ACL_BUF_SIZE)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    m = ble_hci_trans_acl_buf_alloc();
+    do {
+        m = ble_hci_trans_acl_buf_alloc();
+
+        if (!m) {
+            ESP_LOGD(TAG,"Failed to allocate buffer, retrying \n");
+	    /* Give some time to free buffer and try again */
+	    vTaskDelay(1);
+	}
+    }while(!m);
 
-    if (!m) {
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s failed to allocate ACL buffers; increase ACL_BUF_COUNT", __func__);
-        return;
-    }
     if ((rc = os_mbuf_append(m, data, len)) != 0) {
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s failed to os_mbuf_append; rc = %d", __func__, rc);
         os_mbuf_free_chain(m);