diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/broadcaster_multiple.c b/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/broadcaster_multiple.c
index f2e7127b406..63834fa3852 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/broadcaster_multiple.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/broadcaster_multiple.c
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ int broadcaster_multiple(void)
 	};
 	int err;
 
-	/* Initialize the Bluetooth Subsystem */
-	err = bt_enable(NULL);
-	if (err) {
-		printk("Bluetooth init failed (err %d)\n", err);
-		return err;
-	}
-
 	for (int index = 0; index < CONFIG_BT_EXT_ADV_MAX_ADV_SET; index++) {
 		/* Use advertising set instance index as SID */
 		adv_param.sid = index;
diff --git a/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/main.c b/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/main.c
index f30db217e86..4da680e4d8b 100644
--- a/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/bluetooth/broadcaster_multiple/src/main.c
@@ -5,13 +5,23 @@
  */
 
 #include <zephyr/sys/printk.h>
+#include <zephyr/bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
 
 int broadcaster_multiple(void);
 
 int main(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	printk("Starting Multiple Broadcaster Demo\n");
 
+	/* Initialize the Bluetooth Subsystem */
+	err = bt_enable(NULL);
+	if (err) {
+		printk("Bluetooth init failed (err %d)\n", err);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	(void)broadcaster_multiple();
 
 	printk("Exiting %s thread.\n", __func__);
diff --git a/tests/bsim/bluetooth/host/adv/chain/src/main.c b/tests/bsim/bluetooth/host/adv/chain/src/main.c
index dd7a400cb62..ad718125318 100644
--- a/tests/bsim/bluetooth/host/adv/chain/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/bsim/bluetooth/host/adv/chain/src/main.c
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ static void test_adv_main(void)
 	extern int broadcaster_multiple(void);
 	int err;
 
+	err = bt_enable(NULL);
+	if (err) {
+		FAIL("Bluetooth init failed\n");
+
+		bs_trace_silent_exit(err);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	err = broadcaster_multiple();
 	if (err) {
 		FAIL("Adv tests failed\n");