diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/bthelper@.service b/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/bthelper@.service
index a7c278031..0d3cf5198 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/bthelper@.service
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/bthelper@.service
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ Before=bluetooth.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
+ExecCondition=/bin/sh -c '[ "$(cat /proc/device-tree/$(cat /proc/device-tree/aliases/bluetooth)/status)" != "okay" ]'
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/bthelper %I
 RemainAfterExit=yes
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/hciuart.service b/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/hciuart.service
index 80a8b538e..e2a69b013 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/hciuart.service
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/pi-bluetooth/hciuart.service
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ After=dev-serial1.device
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking
+ExecCondition=/bin/sh -c '[ "$(cat /proc/device-tree/$(cat /proc/device-tree/aliases/bluetooth)/status)" != "okay" ]'
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/btuart
 
 [Install]