diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index f575abdf2b4ed20a41f4943981346f7739b5d6f0..f82a6cf1aaa82b08400a2de7541d2fedc7b25cd7 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -5465,8 +5465,7 @@ void hci_update_background_scan(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	hci_req_init(&req, hdev);
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_CONNECTABLE, &hdev->dev_flags) &&
-	    list_empty(&hdev->pend_le_conns) &&
+	if (list_empty(&hdev->pend_le_conns) &&
 	    list_empty(&hdev->pend_le_reports)) {
 		/* If there is no pending LE connections or devices
 		 * to be scanned for, we should stop the background