diff --git a/package/wpe/wpeframework-plugins/Config.in b/package/wpe/wpeframework-plugins/Config.in
index d38e4546678a..af51c3128d15 100644
--- a/package/wpe/wpeframework-plugins/Config.in
+++ b/package/wpe/wpeframework-plugins/Config.in
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ endif
 menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_WPEFRAMEWORK_DEVICEIDENTIFICATION
     select BR2_PACKAGE_WPEFRAMEWORK_RDKSERVICES
     bool "DeviceIdentification"
-    default y
+    default y if BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_NEXUS
     help
       DeviceIdentification Plugin