diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig
index e6aee938a8d0..9429effffc2f 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/Kconfig
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ config BT_MESH_PSA_CRYPTO_STORAGE
 	imply TRUSTED_STORAGE
 	imply MBEDTLS_PSA_CRYPTO_STORAGE_C
 
+choice TRUSTED_STORAGE_BACKEND_AEAD_KEY
+	default TRUSTED_STORAGE_BACKEND_AEAD_KEY_HASH_UID if SOC_SERIES_NRF52X
+
+endchoice # TRUSTED_STORAGE_BACKEND_AEAD_KEY
+
 config BT_MESH_CRYPTO_KEY_INITIALIZER
 	bool
-	default y
+	default y if TRUSTED_STORAGE_BACKEND_AEAD_KEY_DERIVE_FROM_HUK
 	imply HW_UNIQUE_KEY_WRITE_ON_CRYPTO_INIT if HW_UNIQUE_KEY_SUPPORTED
 
 endif # BT_SETTINGS