diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/nimble_host/mesh_bearer_adapt.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/nimble_host/mesh_bearer_adapt.c
index 5de6efc7dc87..45c5f7d929b6 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/nimble_host/mesh_bearer_adapt.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_core/nimble_host/mesh_bearer_adapt.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
  * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015-2016 Intel Corporation
- * SPDX-FileContributor: 2018-2023 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+ * SPDX-FileContributor: 2018-2024 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
@@ -1312,18 +1312,18 @@ int bt_mesh_gatts_service_stop(struct bt_mesh_gatt_service *svc)
 {
     int rc;
     uint16_t handle;
+
     if (!svc) {
         BT_ERR("%s, Invalid parameter", __func__);
         return -EINVAL;
     }
-    const ble_uuid_t *uuid;
+
     if (BLE_MESH_UUID_16(svc->attrs[0].user_data)->val == BT_UUID_MESH_PROXY_VAL) {
-        uuid = BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROXY_VAL);
+        rc = ble_gatts_find_svc(BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROXY_VAL), &handle);
     } else {
-        uuid = BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROV_VAL);
+        rc = ble_gatts_find_svc(BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROV_VAL), &handle);
     }
 
-    rc = ble_gatts_find_svc(uuid, &handle);
     assert(rc == 0);
     ble_gatts_svc_set_visibility(handle, 0);
 
@@ -1337,14 +1337,13 @@ int bt_mesh_gatts_service_start(struct bt_mesh_gatt_service *svc)
 {
     int rc;
     uint16_t handle;
-    const ble_uuid_t *uuid;
+
     if (BLE_MESH_UUID_16(svc->attrs[0].user_data)->val == BT_UUID_MESH_PROXY_VAL) {
-        uuid = BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROXY_VAL);
+        rc = ble_gatts_find_svc(BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROXY_VAL), &handle);
     } else {
-        uuid = BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROV_VAL);
+        rc = ble_gatts_find_svc(BLE_UUID16_DECLARE(BT_UUID_MESH_PROV_VAL), &handle);
     }
 
-    rc = ble_gatts_find_svc(uuid, &handle);
     assert(rc == 0);
     ble_gatts_svc_set_visibility(handle, 1);