diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/CMakeLists.txt b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/CMakeLists.txt
index ff734e08a66d2dd..5f10d6566cba770 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,33 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_ESP32       hci_esp32.c)
+if (CONFIG_BUILD_ONLY_NO_BLOBS)
+  message(WARNING "
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Building only the Bluetooth driver without binary blobs and patches.
+  This is only for building (CI) purposes and will not work on a real device.
+  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  ")
+else()
+
 if(CONFIG_DT_HAS_ESPRESSIF_ESP32_BT_HCI_ENABLED)
   zephyr_blobs_verify(MODULE hal_espressif REQUIRED)
 endif()
+
+if((CONFIG_DT_HAS_ST_HCI_STM32WBA_ENABLED) OR (CONFIG_DT_HAS_ST_HCI_STM32WB0_ENABLED))
+  zephyr_blobs_verify(MODULE hal_stm32 REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_DT_HAS_SILABS_BT_HCI_EFR32_ENABLED)
+  zephyr_blobs_verify(MODULE hal_silabs REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
+if(CONFIG_DT_HAS_INFINEON_CAT1_BLESS_HCI_ENABLED)
+  zephyr_blobs_verify(MODULE hal_infineon REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
+endif() # CONFIG_BUILD_ONLY_NO_BLOBS
+
+zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_ESP32       hci_esp32.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_H4          h4.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_H5          h5.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_HCI_IPC     ipc.c)
@@ -11,22 +35,12 @@ zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_SPI_ZEPHYR  spi.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_SPI_BLUENRG hci_spi_st.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_CYW43XX   h4_ifx_cyw43xxx.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_CYW208XX  hci_ifx_cyw208xx.c)
-
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_STM32_IPM   ipm_stm32wb.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_STM32WBA    hci_stm32wba.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_STM32WB0    hci_stm32wb0.c)
-if((CONFIG_DT_HAS_ST_HCI_STM32WBA_ENABLED) OR (CONFIG_DT_HAS_ST_HCI_STM32WB0_ENABLED))
-  zephyr_blobs_verify(MODULE hal_stm32 REQUIRED)
-endif()
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_USERCHAN    userchan.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_SILABS_EFR32 hci_silabs_efr32.c)
-if(CONFIG_DT_HAS_SILABS_BT_HCI_EFR32_ENABLED)
-  zephyr_blobs_verify(MODULE hal_silabs REQUIRED)
-endif()
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_PSOC6_BLESS hci_ifx_psoc6_bless.c)
-if(CONFIG_DT_HAS_INFINEON_CAT1_BLESS_HCI_ENABLED)
-  zephyr_blobs_verify(MODULE hal_infineon REQUIRED)
-endif()
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SOC_NRF5340_CPUAPP nrf53_support.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_AMBIQ_HCI   hci_ambiq.c apollox_blue.c)
 zephyr_library_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_BT_DA1453X     hci_da1453x.c)
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig
index 08e0dabb7bca98e..cd1974b489802f6 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci/Kconfig
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ config BT_ESP32
 	bool
 	default y
 	depends on DT_HAS_ESPRESSIF_ESP32_BT_HCI_ENABLED
-	depends on ZEPHYR_HAL_ESPRESSIF_MODULE_BLOBS
+	depends on ZEPHYR_HAL_ESPRESSIF_MODULE_BLOBS || BUILD_ONLY_NO_BLOBS
 	help
 	  Espressif HCI bluetooth interface
 
diff --git a/west.yml b/west.yml
index 5ae518e39fca7d4..d4fab8c3fe32d57 100644
--- a/west.yml
+++ b/west.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ manifest:
       groups:
         - hal
     - name: hal_espressif
-      revision: 9fbf519573e713bd92bb8222bcfef77e7219584b
+      revision: e52371024732a47a67fa9c889fbccd0aa6355f3a
       path: modules/hal/espressif
       west-commands: west/west-commands.yml
       groups: