diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index b1bd7f92d7..ff9afb9114 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_NRF52
 #define USE_NRF52_DFU
+#define USE_SOFTDEVICE_ID 7
+#define USE_SOFTDEVICE_VERSION 1
 #endif
 
 // Disabled feature flags