diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index b821b199b333429828a493ce0fb99239225a65e9..8d9b87df292ffce8cae722f8657c0a73d53281fe 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -454,6 +454,18 @@ static void hci_setup_event_mask(struct hci_request *req)
 		events[4] |= 0x04; /* Read Remote Extended Features Complete */
 		events[5] |= 0x08; /* Synchronous Connection Complete */
 		events[5] |= 0x10; /* Synchronous Connection Changed */
+	} else {
+		/* Use a different default for LE-only devices */
+		memset(events, 0, sizeof(events));
+		events[0] |= 0x10; /* Disconnection Complete */
+		events[0] |= 0x80; /* Encryption Change */
+		events[1] |= 0x08; /* Read Remote Version Information Complete */
+		events[1] |= 0x20; /* Command Complete */
+		events[1] |= 0x40; /* Command Status */
+		events[1] |= 0x80; /* Hardware Error */
+		events[2] |= 0x04; /* Number of Completed Packets */
+		events[3] |= 0x02; /* Data Buffer Overflow */
+		events[5] |= 0x80; /* Encryption Key Refresh Complete */
 	}
 
 	if (lmp_inq_rssi_capable(hdev))