diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 5a52a2018b56..59953a7a6328 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -1410,10 +1410,8 @@ bool hci_adv_instance_is_scannable(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance);
 
 void hci_adv_monitors_clear(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 void hci_free_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor);
-int hci_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status);
 int hci_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status);
-bool hci_add_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor,
-			int *err);
+int hci_add_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor);
 bool hci_remove_single_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 handle, int *err);
 bool hci_remove_all_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, int *err);
 bool hci_is_adv_monitoring(struct hci_dev *hdev);
@@ -1875,7 +1873,6 @@ void mgmt_advertising_removed(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			      u8 instance);
 void mgmt_adv_monitor_removed(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 handle);
 int mgmt_phy_configuration_changed(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sock *skip);
-int mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status);
 int mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status);
 void mgmt_adv_monitor_device_lost(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 handle,
 				  bdaddr_t *bdaddr, u8 addr_type);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 5abb2ca5b129..bbbbe3203130 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1873,11 +1873,6 @@ void hci_free_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor)
 	kfree(monitor);
 }
 
-int hci_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status)
-{
-	return mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete(hdev, status);
-}
-
 int hci_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status)
 {
 	return mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete(hdev, status);
@@ -1885,49 +1880,49 @@ int hci_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status)
 
 /* Assigns handle to a monitor, and if offloading is supported and power is on,
  * also attempts to forward the request to the controller.
- * Returns true if request is forwarded (result is pending), false otherwise.
- * This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock.
  */
-bool hci_add_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor,
-			 int *err)
+int hci_add_adv_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor)
 {
 	int min, max, handle;
+	int status = 0;
 
-	*err = 0;
+	if (!monitor)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!monitor) {
-		*err = -EINVAL;
-		return false;
-	}
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
 	min = HCI_MIN_ADV_MONITOR_HANDLE;
 	max = HCI_MIN_ADV_MONITOR_HANDLE + HCI_MAX_ADV_MONITOR_NUM_HANDLES;
 	handle = idr_alloc(&hdev->adv_monitors_idr, monitor, min, max,
 			   GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (handle < 0) {
-		*err = handle;
-		return false;
-	}
+
+	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+
+	if (handle < 0)
+		return handle;
 
 	monitor->handle = handle;
 
 	if (!hdev_is_powered(hdev))
-		return false;
+		return status;
 
 	switch (hci_get_adv_monitor_offload_ext(hdev)) {
 	case HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_NONE:
-		hci_update_passive_scan(hdev);
-		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "%s add monitor status %d", hdev->name, *err);
+		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "%s add monitor %d status %d", hdev->name,
+			   monitor->handle, status);
 		/* Message was not forwarded to controller - not an error */
-		return false;
+		break;
+
 	case HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_MSFT:
-		*err = msft_add_monitor_pattern(hdev, monitor);
-		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "%s add monitor msft status %d", hdev->name,
-			   *err);
+		hci_req_sync_lock(hdev);
+		status = msft_add_monitor_pattern(hdev, monitor);
+		hci_req_sync_unlock(hdev);
+		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "%s add monitor %d msft status %d", hdev->name,
+			   monitor->handle, status);
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return (*err == 0);
+	return status;
 }
 
 /* Attempts to tell the controller and free the monitor. If somehow the
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 74937a834648..d04f90698a87 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -4653,75 +4653,21 @@ static int read_adv_mon_features(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status)
-{
-	struct mgmt_rp_add_adv_patterns_monitor rp;
-	struct mgmt_pending_cmd *cmd;
-	struct adv_monitor *monitor;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
-	cmd = pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR_RSSI, hdev);
-	if (!cmd) {
-		cmd = pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR, hdev);
-		if (!cmd)
-			goto done;
-	}
-
-	monitor = cmd->user_data;
-	rp.monitor_handle = cpu_to_le16(monitor->handle);
-
-	if (!status) {
-		mgmt_adv_monitor_added(cmd->sk, hdev, monitor->handle);
-		hdev->adv_monitors_cnt++;
-		if (monitor->state == ADV_MONITOR_STATE_NOT_REGISTERED)
-			monitor->state = ADV_MONITOR_STATE_REGISTERED;
-		hci_update_passive_scan(hdev);
-	}
-
-	err = mgmt_cmd_complete(cmd->sk, cmd->index, cmd->opcode,
-				mgmt_status(status), &rp, sizeof(rp));
-	mgmt_pending_remove(cmd);
-
-done:
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
-	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "add monitor %d complete, status %u",
-		   rp.monitor_handle, status);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int __add_adv_patterns_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
-				      struct adv_monitor *m, u8 status,
-				      void *data, u16 len, u16 op)
+				      struct adv_monitor *m, void *data,
+				      u16 len, u16 op)
 {
 	struct mgmt_rp_add_adv_patterns_monitor rp;
-	struct mgmt_pending_cmd *cmd;
+	u8 status = MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	int err;
-	bool pending;
-
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
-	if (status)
-		goto unlock;
 
 	if (pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_LE, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR_RSSI, hdev) ||
 	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev)) {
 		status = MGMT_STATUS_BUSY;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
-	cmd = mgmt_pending_add(sk, op, hdev, data, len);
-	if (!cmd) {
-		status = MGMT_STATUS_NO_RESOURCES;
-		goto unlock;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
-	cmd->user_data = m;
-	pending = hci_add_adv_monitor(hdev, m, &err);
+	err = hci_add_adv_monitor(hdev, m);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -ENOSPC || err == -ENOMEM)
 			status = MGMT_STATUS_NO_RESOURCES;
@@ -4730,30 +4676,29 @@ static int __add_adv_patterns_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		else
 			status = MGMT_STATUS_FAILED;
 
-		mgmt_pending_remove(cmd);
-		goto unlock;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
-	if (!pending) {
-		mgmt_pending_remove(cmd);
-		rp.monitor_handle = cpu_to_le16(m->handle);
-		mgmt_adv_monitor_added(sk, hdev, m->handle);
-		m->state = ADV_MONITOR_STATE_REGISTERED;
-		hdev->adv_monitors_cnt++;
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
-		hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
-		return mgmt_cmd_complete(sk, hdev->id, op, MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS,
-					 &rp, sizeof(rp));
-	}
+	rp.monitor_handle = cpu_to_le16(m->handle);
+	mgmt_adv_monitor_added(sk, hdev, m->handle);
+	if (m->state == ADV_MONITOR_STATE_NOT_REGISTERED)
+		m->state = ADV_MONITOR_STATE_REGISTERED;
+	hdev->adv_monitors_cnt++;
+	hci_update_passive_scan(hdev);
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
-	return 0;
+done:
+	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "add monitor %d complete, status %u", m->handle,
+		   status);
 
-unlock:
-	hci_free_adv_monitor(hdev, m);
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
-	return mgmt_cmd_status(sk, hdev->id, op, status);
+	if (status)
+		return mgmt_cmd_status(sk, hdev->id, op, status);
+
+	return mgmt_cmd_complete(sk, hdev->id, op, MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS, &rp,
+				 sizeof(rp));
 }
 
 static void parse_adv_monitor_rssi(struct adv_monitor *m,
@@ -4817,7 +4762,7 @@ static int add_adv_patterns_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 {
 	struct mgmt_cp_add_adv_patterns_monitor *cp = data;
 	struct adv_monitor *m = NULL;
-	u8 status = MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	int status = MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	size_t expected_size = sizeof(*cp);
 
 	BT_DBG("request for %s", hdev->name);
@@ -4843,10 +4788,14 @@ static int add_adv_patterns_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	parse_adv_monitor_rssi(m, NULL);
 	status = parse_adv_monitor_pattern(m, cp->pattern_count, cp->patterns);
+	if (status)
+		goto done;
+
+	status = __add_adv_patterns_monitor(sk, hdev, m, data, len,
+					    MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR);
 
 done:
-	return __add_adv_patterns_monitor(sk, hdev, m, status, data, len,
-					  MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR);
+	return status;
 }
 
 static int add_adv_patterns_monitor_rssi(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
@@ -4854,7 +4803,7 @@ static int add_adv_patterns_monitor_rssi(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 {
 	struct mgmt_cp_add_adv_patterns_monitor_rssi *cp = data;
 	struct adv_monitor *m = NULL;
-	u8 status = MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	int status = MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	size_t expected_size = sizeof(*cp);
 
 	BT_DBG("request for %s", hdev->name);
@@ -4880,10 +4829,14 @@ static int add_adv_patterns_monitor_rssi(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	parse_adv_monitor_rssi(m, &cp->rssi);
 	status = parse_adv_monitor_pattern(m, cp->pattern_count, cp->patterns);
+	if (status)
+		goto done;
 
-done:
-	return __add_adv_patterns_monitor(sk, hdev, m, status, data, len,
+	status = __add_adv_patterns_monitor(sk, hdev, m, data, len,
 					 MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR_RSSI);
+
+done:
+	return status;
 }
 
 int mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status)
@@ -4933,9 +4886,7 @@ static int remove_adv_monitor(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
 	if (pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_LE, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR, hdev) ||
-	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_ADD_ADV_PATTERNS_MONITOR_RSSI, hdev)) {
+	    pending_find(MGMT_OP_REMOVE_ADV_MONITOR, hdev)) {
 		status = MGMT_STATUS_BUSY;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/msft.c b/net/bluetooth/msft.c
index f43994523b1f..9abea16c4305 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/msft.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/msft.c
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ struct msft_data {
 	__u8 filter_enabled;
 };
 
-static int __msft_add_monitor_pattern(struct hci_dev *hdev,
-				      struct adv_monitor *monitor);
 static int __msft_remove_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 				 struct adv_monitor *monitor, u16 handle);
 
@@ -164,34 +162,6 @@ static bool read_supported_features(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void reregister_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev, int handle)
-{
-	struct adv_monitor *monitor;
-	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
-	int err;
-
-	while (1) {
-		monitor = idr_get_next(&hdev->adv_monitors_idr, &handle);
-		if (!monitor) {
-			/* All monitors have been resumed */
-			msft->resuming = false;
-			hci_update_passive_scan(hdev);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		msft->pending_add_handle = (u16)handle;
-		err = __msft_add_monitor_pattern(hdev, monitor);
-
-		/* If success, we return and wait for monitor added callback */
-		if (!err)
-			return;
-
-		/* Otherwise remove the monitor and keep registering */
-		hci_free_adv_monitor(hdev, monitor);
-		handle++;
-	}
-}
-
 /* is_mgmt = true matches the handle exposed to userspace via mgmt.
  * is_mgmt = false matches the handle used by the msft controller.
  * This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock
@@ -243,14 +213,14 @@ static int msft_monitor_device_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, __u16 mgmt_handle,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static void msft_le_monitor_advertisement_cb(struct hci_dev *hdev,
-					     u8 status, u16 opcode,
-					     struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int msft_le_monitor_advertisement_cb(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode,
+					    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct msft_rp_le_monitor_advertisement *rp;
 	struct adv_monitor *monitor;
 	struct msft_monitor_advertisement_handle_data *handle_data;
 	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
+	int status = 0;
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
@@ -262,15 +232,16 @@ static void msft_le_monitor_advertisement_cb(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (status)
-		goto unlock;
-
 	rp = (struct msft_rp_le_monitor_advertisement *)skb->data;
 	if (skb->len < sizeof(*rp)) {
 		status = HCI_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	status = rp->status;
+	if (status)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	handle_data = kmalloc(sizeof(*handle_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!handle_data) {
 		status = HCI_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED;
@@ -290,8 +261,7 @@ static void msft_le_monitor_advertisement_cb(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
-	if (!msft->resuming)
-		hci_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete(hdev, status);
+	return status;
 }
 
 static void msft_le_cancel_monitor_advertisement_cb(struct hci_dev *hdev,
@@ -463,7 +433,7 @@ static int msft_add_monitor_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	ptrdiff_t offset = 0;
 	u8 pattern_count = 0;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
-	u8 status;
+	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
 
 	if (!msft_monitor_pattern_valid(monitor))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -505,20 +475,40 @@ static int msft_add_monitor_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	if (IS_ERR(skb))
 		return PTR_ERR(skb);
 
-	status = skb->data[0];
-	skb_pull(skb, 1);
+	msft->pending_add_handle = monitor->handle;
 
-	msft_le_monitor_advertisement_cb(hdev, status, hdev->msft_opcode, skb);
+	return msft_le_monitor_advertisement_cb(hdev, hdev->msft_opcode, skb);
+}
 
-	return status;
+static void reregister_monitor(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	struct adv_monitor *monitor;
+	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
+	int handle = 0;
+
+	if (!msft)
+		return;
+
+	msft->resuming = true;
+
+	while (1) {
+		monitor = idr_get_next(&hdev->adv_monitors_idr, &handle);
+		if (!monitor)
+			break;
+
+		msft_add_monitor_sync(hdev, monitor);
+
+		handle++;
+	}
+
+	/* All monitors have been reregistered */
+	msft->resuming = false;
 }
 
 /* This function requires the caller holds hci_req_sync_lock */
 int msft_resume_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
-	struct adv_monitor *monitor;
-	int handle = 0;
 
 	if (!msft || !msft_monitor_supported(hdev))
 		return 0;
@@ -533,24 +523,12 @@ int msft_resume_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
-	msft->resuming = true;
-
-	while (1) {
-		monitor = idr_get_next(&hdev->adv_monitors_idr, &handle);
-		if (!monitor)
-			break;
-
-		msft_add_monitor_sync(hdev, monitor);
-
-		handle++;
-	}
-
-	/* All monitors have been resumed */
-	msft->resuming = false;
+	reregister_monitor(hdev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* This function requires the caller holds hci_req_sync_lock */
 void msft_do_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
@@ -583,7 +561,7 @@ void msft_do_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		/* Monitors get removed on power off, so we need to explicitly
 		 * tell the controller to re-monitor.
 		 */
-		reregister_monitor(hdev, 0);
+		reregister_monitor(hdev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -829,66 +807,7 @@ static void msft_le_set_advertisement_filter_enable_cb(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }
 
-/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
-static int __msft_add_monitor_pattern(struct hci_dev *hdev,
-				      struct adv_monitor *monitor)
-{
-	struct msft_cp_le_monitor_advertisement *cp;
-	struct msft_le_monitor_advertisement_pattern_data *pattern_data;
-	struct msft_le_monitor_advertisement_pattern *pattern;
-	struct adv_pattern *entry;
-	struct hci_request req;
-	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
-	size_t total_size = sizeof(*cp) + sizeof(*pattern_data);
-	ptrdiff_t offset = 0;
-	u8 pattern_count = 0;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	if (!msft_monitor_pattern_valid(monitor))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(entry, &monitor->patterns, list) {
-		pattern_count++;
-		total_size += sizeof(*pattern) + entry->length;
-	}
-
-	cp = kmalloc(total_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cp)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	cp->sub_opcode = MSFT_OP_LE_MONITOR_ADVERTISEMENT;
-	cp->rssi_high = monitor->rssi.high_threshold;
-	cp->rssi_low = monitor->rssi.low_threshold;
-	cp->rssi_low_interval = (u8)monitor->rssi.low_threshold_timeout;
-	cp->rssi_sampling_period = monitor->rssi.sampling_period;
-
-	cp->cond_type = MSFT_MONITOR_ADVERTISEMENT_TYPE_PATTERN;
-
-	pattern_data = (void *)cp->data;
-	pattern_data->count = pattern_count;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(entry, &monitor->patterns, list) {
-		pattern = (void *)(pattern_data->data + offset);
-		/* the length also includes data_type and offset */
-		pattern->length = entry->length + 2;
-		pattern->data_type = entry->ad_type;
-		pattern->start_byte = entry->offset;
-		memcpy(pattern->pattern, entry->value, entry->length);
-		offset += sizeof(*pattern) + entry->length;
-	}
-
-	hci_req_init(&req, hdev);
-	hci_req_add(&req, hdev->msft_opcode, total_size, cp);
-	err = hci_req_run_skb(&req, msft_le_monitor_advertisement_cb);
-	kfree(cp);
-
-	if (!err)
-		msft->pending_add_handle = monitor->handle;
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-/* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
+/* This function requires the caller holds hci_req_sync_lock */
 int msft_add_monitor_pattern(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor)
 {
 	struct msft_data *msft = hdev->msft_data;
@@ -899,7 +818,7 @@ int msft_add_monitor_pattern(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct adv_monitor *monitor)
 	if (msft->resuming || msft->suspending)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	return __msft_add_monitor_pattern(hdev, monitor);
+	return msft_add_monitor_sync(hdev, monitor);
 }
 
 /* This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock */
