diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 7b0295605e89..3e73ed8f82aa 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ CLEAN = $(filter clean, $(MAKECMDGOALS))
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/utils/variables.mk
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/utils/strings.mk
 
+# include nimble makefile tools
+include $(RIOTMAKE)/pkg/nimble.adv.mk
 
 # UNAME is always needed so use simple variable expansion so only evaluated once
 UNAME := $(shell uname -m -s)
diff --git a/makefiles/pkg/nimble.adv.mk b/makefiles/pkg/nimble.adv.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..23686383406b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/pkg/nimble.adv.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Adds an external Advertisement Instance
+# Parameter 1: The value for the advertisement instance without the CONFIG_ prefix
+# Result:
+#   - Increases BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES count by 1, note that the actual amount
+#     of advertisement instances is MYNEWT_VAL_BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES + 1, which
+#     is why BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES starts at -1
+#   - Sets the adv instance for CONFIG_$1 index to $(BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES)
+BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES ?= -1
+define _add_ext_adv_instance
+  # Increase the count in one
+  BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES := $$(shell echo $$$$(($(BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES) + 1)))
+  # Export the definition in CFLAGS
+  $(1) := $$(BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES)
+  CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_$(1)=$$($(1))
+endef
diff --git a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
index 8d9a0e22246f..75da027ad935 100644
--- a/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/nimble/Makefile.include
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter nimble_autoconn,$(USEMODULE)))
   INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTPKG)/nimble/autoconn/include
 endif
 
-
 ifneq (,$(filter nimble_adv_ext,$(USEMODULE)))
   CFLAGS += -DMYNEWT_VAL_BLE_EXT_ADV=1
   CFLAGS += -DMYNEWT_VAL_BLE_LL_EXT_ADV_AUX_PTR_CNT=2
@@ -102,14 +101,16 @@ ifneq (,$(filter nimble_adv_ext,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifneq (,$(filter nimble_controller,$(USEMODULE)))
     CFLAGS += -DMYNEWT_VAL_BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LL_EXT_ADV=1
   endif
-  NIMBLE_ADVERTISING_INSTANCES ?= 0
   ifneq (,$(filter nimble_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
-    ifneq (,$(filter nimble_autoadv,$(USEMODULE)))
-      NIMBLE_ADVERTISING_INSTANCES = 1
-      CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_NIMBLE_AUTO_ADV_INST=1
-    endif
+    $(eval $(call _add_ext_adv_instance,NIMBLE_NETIF_ADV_INSTANCE))
+  endif
+  ifneq (,$(filter nimble_autoadv,$(USEMODULE)))
+    $(eval $(call _add_ext_adv_instance,NIMBLE_AUTOADV_INSTANCE))
+  endif
+  # check that an advertisement instances was configured
+  ifneq (-1,$(BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES))
+    CFLAGS += -DMYNEWT_VAL_BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES=$(BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES)
   endif
-  CFLAGS += -DMYNEWT_VAL_BLE_MULTI_ADV_INSTANCES=$(NIMBLE_ADVERTISING_INSTANCES)
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter nimble_netif,$(USEMODULE)))