diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.h
index b6b975c2ed3e..17f5a4c32f36 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ int hci_update_random_address_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, bool require_privacy,
 
 int hci_update_scan_rsp_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance);
 int hci_update_adv_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance);
+int hci_update_adv_data(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance);
 int hci_schedule_adv_instance_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance,
 				   bool force);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 3209b39899c1..22e373ff5293 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static void hci_update_passive_scan_state(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 scan)
 		hci_dev_set_flag(hdev, HCI_BREDR_ENABLED);
 
 		if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_ENABLED))
-			hci_req_update_adv_data(hdev, hdev->cur_adv_instance);
+			hci_update_adv_data(hdev, hdev->cur_adv_instance);
 
 		mgmt_new_settings(hdev);
 	}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index ea33dd0cd478..9ab359b15f57 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ static u8 hci_cc_set_ext_adv_param(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 			adv_instance->tx_power = rp->tx_power;
 	}
 	/* Update adv data as tx power is known now */
-	hci_req_update_adv_data(hdev, cp->handle);
+	hci_update_adv_data(hdev, cp->handle);
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index 31b75253a7eb..c6bfb2e75e52 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -273,70 +273,6 @@ void hci_req_add(struct hci_request *req, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 	hci_req_add_ev(req, opcode, plen, param, 0);
 }
 
-void __hci_req_update_adv_data(struct hci_request *req, u8 instance)
-{
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
-	u8 len;
-
-	if (!hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_ENABLED))
-		return;
-
-	if (ext_adv_capable(hdev)) {
-		struct {
-			struct hci_cp_le_set_ext_adv_data cp;
-			u8 data[HCI_MAX_EXT_AD_LENGTH];
-		} pdu;
-
-		memset(&pdu, 0, sizeof(pdu));
-
-		len = eir_create_adv_data(hdev, instance, pdu.data);
-
-		/* There's nothing to do if the data hasn't changed */
-		if (hdev->adv_data_len == len &&
-		    memcmp(pdu.data, hdev->adv_data, len) == 0)
-			return;
-
-		memcpy(hdev->adv_data, pdu.data, len);
-		hdev->adv_data_len = len;
-
-		pdu.cp.length = len;
-		pdu.cp.handle = instance;
-		pdu.cp.operation = LE_SET_ADV_DATA_OP_COMPLETE;
-		pdu.cp.frag_pref = LE_SET_ADV_DATA_NO_FRAG;
-
-		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_LE_SET_EXT_ADV_DATA,
-			    sizeof(pdu.cp) + len, &pdu.cp);
-	} else {
-		struct hci_cp_le_set_adv_data cp;
-
-		memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
-
-		len = eir_create_adv_data(hdev, instance, cp.data);
-
-		/* There's nothing to do if the data hasn't changed */
-		if (hdev->adv_data_len == len &&
-		    memcmp(cp.data, hdev->adv_data, len) == 0)
-			return;
-
-		memcpy(hdev->adv_data, cp.data, sizeof(cp.data));
-		hdev->adv_data_len = len;
-
-		cp.length = len;
-
-		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_LE_SET_ADV_DATA, sizeof(cp), &cp);
-	}
-}
-
-int hci_req_update_adv_data(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
-{
-	struct hci_request req;
-
-	hci_req_init(&req, hdev);
-	__hci_req_update_adv_data(&req, instance);
-
-	return hci_req_run(&req, NULL);
-}
-
 static void __hci_abort_conn(struct hci_request *req, struct hci_conn *conn,
 			     u8 reason)
 {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
index 9792c34a681c..e5ecd4e4b686 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
@@ -68,7 +68,4 @@ int __hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, int (*func)(struct hci_request *req,
 struct sk_buff *hci_prepare_cmd(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 				const void *param);
 
-void __hci_req_update_adv_data(struct hci_request *req, u8 instance);
-int hci_req_update_adv_data(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance);
-
 int hci_abort_conn(struct hci_conn *conn, u8 reason);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index f2f3a0e8fbaf..0b0563a245f7 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -6120,3 +6120,23 @@ int hci_get_random_address(struct hci_dev *hdev, bool require_privacy,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int _update_adv_data_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
+{
+	u8 instance = *(u8 *)data;
+
+	kfree(data);
+
+	return hci_update_adv_data_sync(hdev, instance);
+}
+
+int hci_update_adv_data(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance)
+{
+	u8 *inst_ptr = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!inst_ptr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	*inst_ptr = instance;
+	return hci_cmd_sync_queue(hdev, _update_adv_data_sync, inst_ptr, NULL);
+}
