diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 47bcef754796..883c821a9e78 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -4112,8 +4112,10 @@ void hci_req_cmd_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u8 status,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		*req_complete = bt_cb(skb)->hci.req_complete;
-		*req_complete_skb = bt_cb(skb)->hci.req_complete_skb;
+		if (bt_cb(skb)->hci.req_flags & HCI_REQ_SKB)
+			*req_complete_skb = bt_cb(skb)->hci.req_complete_skb;
+		else
+			*req_complete = bt_cb(skb)->hci.req_complete;
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hdev->cmd_q.lock, flags);