diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h
index 871cb7e71e..84f2337fe9 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/include/mesh_bearer_adapt.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* BLE Mesh Max Connection Count */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_BLUEDROID_ENABLED
-#define BLE_MESH_MAX_CONN   MIN(CONFIG_BT_ACL_CONNECTIONS, CONFIG_BTDM_CTRL_BLE_MAX_CONN)
+#define BLE_MESH_MAX_CONN   CONFIG_BT_ACL_CONNECTIONS
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED