diff --git a/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h b/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
index 7aeafcc321..daf2153348 100644
--- a/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
+++ b/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_WRITE                \
     (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_WRITE))
 
+#undef NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_SIGNED_WRITE
+#define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_SIGNED_WRITE         \
+    (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_SIGNED_WRITE))
+
 #undef NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_WRITE_NO_RSP
 #define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_WRITE_NO_RSP         \
     (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_WRITE_NO_RSP))