diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig b/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig
index f310d15ae26..95ffa6833a6 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/Kconfig
@@ -268,10 +268,21 @@ config BT_AUTO_PHY_UPDATE
 	help
 	  Initiate PHY Update Procedure on connection establishment.
 
-	  Disable this if you want PHY Update Procedure feature supported but
-	  want to rely on remote device to initiate the procedure at its
+	  Disable this if you want the PHY Update Procedure feature supported
+	  but want to rely on the remote device to initiate the procedure at its
 	  discretion.
 
+config BT_AUTO_DATA_LEN_UPDATE
+	bool "Auto-initiate Data Length Update procedure"
+	depends on BT_DATA_LEN_UPDATE
+	default y
+	help
+	  Initiate Data Length Update Procedure on connection establishment.
+
+	  Disable this if you want the Data Length Update Procedure feature
+	  supported but want to rely on the remote device to initiate the
+	  procedure at its discretion.
+
 config BT_REMOTE_INFO
 	bool "Enable application access to remote information"
 	help
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
index a0a7c31f5d6..4f90eab47d8 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@ static void conn_auto_initiate(struct bt_conn *conn)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_DATA_LEN_UPDATE) &&
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_AUTO_DATA_LEN_UPDATE) &&
 	    BT_FEAT_LE_DLE(bt_dev.le.features)) {
 		u16_t tx_octets, tx_time;