diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 4c240c1cb2cb8d02a6513f3846c69ef778f48f77..d5c06eeab4a367a645acf8270fff70dbf76a33e3 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -1000,8 +1000,8 @@ static int hci_explicit_conn_params_set(struct hci_request *req,
 	/* If we created new params, or existing params were marked as disabled,
 	 * mark them to be used just once to connect.
 	 */
-	if (params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED) {
-		params->auto_connect = HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT;
+	if (params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_DISABLED ||
+	    params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_REPORT) {
 		list_del_init(&params->action);
 		list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
 	}
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index adcbc74c243268e8330bf760c39fa792a1c2a3a8..e837539452fb0e2880d8335da7769752a3b08110 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -2861,13 +2861,6 @@ struct hci_conn_params *hci_explicit_connect_lookup(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			return param;
 	}
 
-	list_for_each_entry(param, &hdev->pend_le_reports, action) {
-		if (bacmp(&param->addr, addr) == 0 &&
-		    param->addr_type == addr_type &&
-		    param->explicit_connect)
-			return param;
-	}
-
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 509e41575633ceea78392bef679e4524f1a92a4c..bc31099d3b5bd113a8496b2ccad9e3e40364187f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -4653,8 +4653,8 @@ static struct hci_conn *check_pending_le_conn(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	/* If we're not connectable only connect devices that we have in
 	 * our pend_le_conns list.
 	 */
-	params = hci_explicit_connect_lookup(hdev, addr, addr_type);
-
+	params = hci_pend_le_action_lookup(&hdev->pend_le_conns, addr,
+					   addr_type);
 	if (!params)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 9a9bbc990d4f307711c5168cda2a396473df55cb..4dbfe01546b330b1cc760b732d35bf2340ff5404 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -6117,7 +6117,10 @@ static int hci_conn_params_set(struct hci_request *req, bdaddr_t *addr,
 		__hci_update_background_scan(req);
 		break;
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_REPORT:
-		list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_reports);
+		if (params->explicit_connect)
+			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_conns);
+		else
+			list_add(&params->action, &hdev->pend_le_reports);
 		__hci_update_background_scan(req);
 		break;
 	case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT: