diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index ae7a5817883aa..c0203a2b51075 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ struct sk_buff *__hci_cmd_sync_sk(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 
+	/* If command return a status event skb will be set to NULL as there are
+	 * no parameters.
+	 */
+	if (!skb)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
+
 	return skb;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__hci_cmd_sync_sk);
@@ -255,6 +261,11 @@ int __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 	u8 status;
 
 	skb = __hci_cmd_sync_sk(hdev, opcode, plen, param, event, timeout, sk);
+
+	/* If command return a status event, skb will be set to -ENODATA */
+	if (skb == ERR_PTR(-ENODATA))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
 		if (!event)
 			bt_dev_err(hdev, "Opcode 0x%4.4x failed: %ld", opcode,
@@ -262,13 +273,6 @@ int __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 	}
 
-	/* If command return a status event skb will be set to NULL as there are
-	 * no parameters, in case of failure IS_ERR(skb) would have be set to
-	 * the actual error would be found with PTR_ERR(skb).
-	 */
-	if (!skb)
-		return 0;
-
 	status = skb->data[0];
 
 	kfree_skb(skb);