diff --git a/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp b/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
index 6170fdd9..ae6f99c2 100644
--- a/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 #include <Mesh.h>
 
 #include "MyMesh.h"
-#include <helpers/BLELogInterface.h>
+#if BLE_PACKET_LOGGING
+  #if defined(NRF52_PLATFORM) || defined(ESP32)
+    #include <helpers/BLELogInterface.h>
+  #else
+    #error "BLE_PACKET_LOGGING is not supported on this platform (only ESP32 and nRF52)"
+  #endif
+#endif
 
 #if MESH_PACKET_LOGGING && BLE_PACKET_LOGGING && (defined(NRF52_PLATFORM) || defined(ESP32))
   static BLELogInterface ble_log;
diff --git a/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp b/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp
index 94438649..13a16ecb 100644
--- a/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 #include <Mesh.h>
 
 #include "MyMesh.h"
-#include <helpers/BLELogInterface.h>
+#if BLE_PACKET_LOGGING
+  #if defined(NRF52_PLATFORM) || defined(ESP32)
+    #include <helpers/BLELogInterface.h>
+  #else
+    #error "BLE_PACKET_LOGGING is not supported on this platform (only ESP32 and nRF52)"
+  #endif
+#endif
 
 #if MESH_PACKET_LOGGING && BLE_PACKET_LOGGING && (defined(NRF52_PLATFORM) || defined(ESP32))
   static BLELogInterface ble_log;
diff --git a/variants/rpi_picow/platformio.ini b/variants/rpi_picow/platformio.ini
index ec5cdb83..d77920c5 100644
--- a/variants/rpi_picow/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/rpi_picow/platformio.ini
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ build_src_filter = ${rp2040_base.build_src_filter}
   +<PicoWBoard.cpp>
   +<../variants/rpi_picow>
 lib_deps = ${rp2040_base.lib_deps}
+; Use chain+ so the LDF evaluates preprocessor conditions when scanning for
+; library dependencies. Without this, the LDF (in default 'deep' mode) ignores
+; #ifdef guards and follows all #include directives unconditionally. That causes
+; it to find #include <BLEDevice.h> inside the #ifdef ESP32 block in
+; esp32/BLELogInterface.h, pulling in the Arduino-Pico BLE library. That
+; library only compiles correctly when PIO_FRAMEWORK_ARDUINO_ENABLE_BLUETOOTH is
+; set (which enables the required BTstack defines), so without that flag the
+; build fails. chain+ prevents this by honouring the #ifdef ESP32 guard.
+lib_ldf_mode = chain+
 
 [env:PicoW_repeater]
 extends = rpi_picow