diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
index 6c45e86a8a72..c907a4d6b37c 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.c
@@ -372,10 +372,53 @@ int btintel_read_version(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct intel_version *ver)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btintel_read_version);
 
-void btintel_version_info_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct intel_version_tlv *version)
+int btintel_version_info_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct intel_version_tlv *version)
 {
 	const char *variant;
 
+	/* The hardware platform number has a fixed value of 0x37 and
+	 * for now only accept this single value.
+	 */
+	if (INTEL_HW_PLATFORM(version->cnvi_bt) != 0x37) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel hardware platform (0x%2x)",
+			   INTEL_HW_PLATFORM(version->cnvi_bt));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Check for supported iBT hardware variants of this firmware
+	 * loading method.
+	 *
+	 * This check has been put in place to ensure correct forward
+	 * compatibility options when newer hardware variants come along.
+	 */
+	switch (INTEL_HW_VARIANT(version->cnvi_bt)) {
+	case 0x17:	/* TyP */
+	case 0x18:	/* Slr */
+	case 0x19:	/* Slr-F */
+		break;
+	default:
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel hardware variant (0x%x)",
+			   INTEL_HW_VARIANT(version->cnvi_bt));
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* It is required that every single firmware fragment is acknowledged
+	 * with a command complete event. If the boot parameters indicate
+	 * that this bootloader does not send them, then abort the setup.
+	 */
+	if (version->limited_cce != 0x00) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel firmware loading method (0x%x)",
+			   version->limited_cce);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Secure boot engine type should be either 1 (ECDSA) or 0 (RSA) */
+	if (version->sbe_type > 0x01) {
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel secure boot engine type (0x%x)",
+			   version->sbe_type);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	switch (version->img_type) {
 	case 0x01:
 		variant = "Bootloader";
@@ -397,15 +440,14 @@ void btintel_version_info_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct intel_version_tlv *ve
 		break;
 	default:
 		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported image type(%02x)", version->img_type);
-		goto done;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	bt_dev_info(hdev, "%s timestamp %u.%u buildtype %u build %u", variant,
 		    2000 + (version->timestamp >> 8), version->timestamp & 0xff,
 		    version->build_type, version->build_num);
 
-done:
-	return;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(btintel_version_info_tlv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h
index 51f1f2c883b4..94a63e898826 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ int btintel_set_diag_mfg(struct hci_dev *hdev, bool enable);
 void btintel_hw_error(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 code);
 
 void btintel_version_info(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct intel_version *ver);
-void btintel_version_info_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct intel_version_tlv *version);
+int btintel_version_info_tlv(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct intel_version_tlv *version);
 int btintel_secure_send(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 fragment_type, u32 plen,
 			const void *param);
 int btintel_load_ddc_config(struct hci_dev *hdev, const char *ddc_name);
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index f9c1f78cd80a..169e7d0739d1 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -2542,15 +2542,6 @@ static int btusb_intel_download_firmware_newgen(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	if (!ver || !boot_param)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* The hardware platform number has a fixed value of 0x37 and
-	 * for now only accept this single value.
-	 */
-	if (INTEL_HW_PLATFORM(ver->cnvi_bt) != 0x37) {
-		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel hardware platform (0x%2x)",
-			   INTEL_HW_PLATFORM(ver->cnvi_bt));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* The firmware variant determines if the device is in bootloader
 	 * mode or is running operational firmware. The value 0x03 identifies
 	 * the bootloader and the value 0x23 identifies the operational
@@ -2569,49 +2560,6 @@ static int btusb_intel_download_firmware_newgen(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		btintel_check_bdaddr(hdev);
 	}
 
-	/* Check for supported iBT hardware variants of this firmware
-	 * loading method.
-	 *
-	 * This check has been put in place to ensure correct forward
-	 * compatibility options when newer hardware variants come along.
-	 */
-	switch (INTEL_HW_VARIANT(ver->cnvi_bt)) {
-	case 0x17:	/* TyP */
-	case 0x18:	/* Slr */
-	case 0x19:	/* Slr-F */
-		break;
-	default:
-		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel hardware variant (0x%x)",
-			   INTEL_HW_VARIANT(ver->cnvi_bt));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* If the device is not in bootloader mode, then the only possible
-	 * choice is to return an error and abort the device initialization.
-	 */
-	if (ver->img_type != 0x01) {
-		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel firmware variant (0x%x)",
-			   ver->img_type);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	/* It is required that every single firmware fragment is acknowledged
-	 * with a command complete event. If the boot parameters indicate
-	 * that this bootloader does not send them, then abort the setup.
-	 */
-	if (ver->limited_cce != 0x00) {
-		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel firmware loading method (0x%x)",
-			   ver->limited_cce);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* Secure boot engine type should be either 1 (ECDSA) or 0 (RSA) */
-	if (ver->sbe_type > 0x01) {
-		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Unsupported Intel secure boot engine type (0x%x)",
-			   ver->sbe_type);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* If the OTP has no valid Bluetooth device address, then there will
 	 * also be no valid address for the operational firmware.
 	 */
@@ -3042,7 +2990,9 @@ static int btusb_setup_intel_newgen(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	btintel_version_info_tlv(hdev, &version);
+	err = btintel_version_info_tlv(hdev, &version);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	err = btusb_intel_download_firmware_newgen(hdev, &version, &boot_param);
 	if (err)
