diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/Kconfig b/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/Kconfig
index 38c5ef9a6a3..23af62bf225 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/Kconfig
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/Kconfig
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ config PER_ADV_NAME
 	help
 	  Name of target advertising for Periodic Advertising Synchronization.
 
+config PER_BLINK_LED0
+	bool "Blink led0"
+	depends on $(dt_alias_enabled,led0)
+	select GPIO
+	default y
+
 source "Kconfig.zephyr"
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/src/main.c
index fdc736c52fe..3a6f3973dda 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/periodic_sync/src/main.c
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ static K_SEM_DEFINE(sem_per_sync_lost, 0, 1);
 /* The devicetree node identifier for the "led0" alias. */
 #define LED0_NODE DT_ALIAS(led0)
 
-#if DT_NODE_HAS_STATUS_OKAY(LED0_NODE)
-#define HAS_LED     1
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_BLINK_LED0
 static const struct gpio_dt_spec led = GPIO_DT_SPEC_GET(LED0_NODE, gpios);
 #define BLINK_ONOFF K_MSEC(500)
 
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	printk("Starting Periodic Advertising Synchronization Demo\n");
 
-#if defined(HAS_LED)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_BLINK_LED0
 	printk("Checking LED device...");
 	if (!gpio_is_ready_dt(&led)) {
 		printk("failed.\n");
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ int main(void)
 	printk("done.\n");
 
 	k_work_init_delayable(&blink_work, blink_timeout);
-#endif /* HAS_LED */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PER_BLINK_LED0 */
 
 	/* Initialize the Bluetooth Subsystem */
 	err = bt_enable(NULL);
@@ -229,14 +228,14 @@ int main(void)
 	printk("success.\n");
 
 	do {
-#if defined(HAS_LED)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_BLINK_LED0
 		struct k_work_sync work_sync;
 
 		printk("Start blinking LED...\n");
 		led_is_on = false;
 		gpio_pin_set(led.port, led.pin, (int)led_is_on);
 		k_work_schedule(&blink_work, BLINK_ONOFF);
-#endif /* HAS_LED */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PER_BLINK_LED0 */
 
 		printk("Waiting for periodic advertising...\n");
 		per_adv_found = false;
@@ -275,14 +274,14 @@ int main(void)
 		}
 		printk("Periodic sync established.\n");
 
-#if defined(HAS_LED)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_BLINK_LED0
 		printk("Stop blinking LED.\n");
 		k_work_cancel_delayable_sync(&blink_work, &work_sync);
 
 		/* Keep LED on */
 		led_is_on = true;
 		gpio_pin_set(led.port, led.pin, (int)led_is_on);
-#endif /* HAS_LED */
+#endif /* CONFIG_PER_BLINK_LED0 */
 
 		printk("Waiting for periodic sync lost...\n");
 		err = k_sem_take(&sem_per_sync_lost, K_FOREVER);