diff --git a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp
index e999375e22..630e17741b 100644
--- a/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp
+++ b/connectivity/FEATURE_BLE/source/generic/SecurityManagerImpl.cpp
@@ -1210,15 +1210,23 @@ ble_error_t SecurityManager::init_database(
     const char *db_path
 )
 {
-    tr_info("Initialize database. Path = %s", db_path);
+    tr_info("Initialize database.");
     delete _db;
 
 #if BLE_SECURITY_DATABASE_FILESYSTEM
-    FILE* db_file = FileSecurityDb::open_db_file(db_path);
+    FILE* db_file = nullptr;
+    if (db_path) {
+        tr_info("Using filesystem path = %s", db_path);
+        db_file = FileSecurityDb::open_db_file(db_path);
+    }
 
     if (db_file) {
         _db = new (std::nothrow) FileSecurityDb(db_file);
     } else
+#else
+    if (db_path) {
+        tr_error("Passed in a path for BLE security DB init but BLE_SECURITY_DATABASE_FILESYSTEM is disabled");
+    }
 #endif
 #if BLE_SECURITY_DATABASE_KVSTORE
     if (KVStoreSecurityDb::open_db()) {