diff --git a/pkg/nimble/Makefile b/pkg/nimble/Makefile
index a08ef41fb5..ee32f8a689 100644
--- a/pkg/nimble/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/nimble/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ nimble_npl_riot:
 nimble_transport:
 	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PDIR)/nimble/transport/src/ -f $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base MODULE=$@
 
+nimble_transport_hci_h4:
+	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PDIR)/nimble/transport/common/hci_h4/src/ -f $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base MODULE=$@
+
 # host modules
 nimble_host:
 	$(QQ)"$(MAKE)" -C $(PDIR)/nimble/host/src/ -f $(TDIR)/nimble.host.mk
diff --git a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
index 993aab65fb..ed2efc569d 100644
--- a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ endif
 # include transport headers
 INCLUDES += $(NIMIBASE)/nimble/transport/include
 
+ifneq (,$(filter nimble_transport_hci_h4,$(USEMODULE)))
+  INCLUDES += $(NIMIBASE)/nimble/transport/common/hci_h4/include
+endif
+
 # include services
 ifneq (,$(filter nimble_svc_ans,$(USEMODULE)))
   INCLUDES += $(NIMIBASE)/nimble/host/services/ans/include