diff --git a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/sdc_nimble_cpunet/defconfig b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/sdc_nimble_cpunet/defconfig
index 2ad5138884..d351b06c94 100644
--- a/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/sdc_nimble_cpunet/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/nrf53/nrf5340-dk/configs/sdc_nimble_cpunet/defconfig
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ CONFIG_FILE_STREAM=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nimble_main"
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LONG_LONG=y
-CONFIG_LIBC_NETDB=y
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
diff --git a/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig b/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig
index cdd59cd601..840195d13c 100644
--- a/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig
+++ b/libs/libc/netdb/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 config LIBC_NETDB
 	bool "netdb support"
+	depends on NET_IPv4 || NET_IPv6
 	default n
 
 menu "NETDB Support"