diff --git a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
index 8e09b0d63b..8bbae57b44 100644
--- a/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
+++ b/components/bt/host/nimble/port/include/esp_nimble_cfg.h
@@ -603,6 +603,10 @@
 #define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_MULT (MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_MULT_VAR
+#define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_MULT_VAR (MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL)
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_UUID
 #define MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_GATT_READ_UUID (MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL)
 #endif
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 daf2153348..c4baec843b 100644
--- a/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
+++ b/components/bt/porting/nimble/include/nimble/nimble_opt_auto.h
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_MULT            \
     (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_READ_MULT))
 
+#undef NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_MULT_VAR
+#define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_MULT_VAR        \
+    (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_READ_MULT_VAR))
+
 #undef NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_GROUP_TYPE
 #define NIMBLE_BLE_ATT_CLT_READ_GROUP_TYPE      \
     (MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_GATT_DISC_ALL_SVCS))