diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index fffd0da2e0fcca1f1fba5b3d5b6cbc1a69601eb3..b52c2ef3f56df01289ff9a30c5e7af8eb20b0b77 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ void hci_req_add(struct hci_request *req, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 void hci_req_add_ev(struct hci_request *req, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 		    const void *param, u8 event);
 void hci_req_cmd_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u8 status);
+bool hci_req_pending(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 
 void hci_req_add_le_scan_disable(struct hci_request *req);
 void hci_req_add_le_passive_scan(struct hci_request *req);
@@ -1349,14 +1350,6 @@ void mgmt_new_conn_param(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr,
 void mgmt_reenable_advertising(struct hci_dev *hdev);
 void mgmt_smp_complete(struct hci_conn *conn, bool complete);
 
-/* ----- HCI requests ----- */
-#define HCI_REQ_DONE	  0
-#define HCI_REQ_PEND	  1
-#define HCI_REQ_CANCELED  2
-
-#define hci_req_lock(d)		mutex_lock(&d->req_lock)
-#define hci_req_unlock(d)	mutex_unlock(&d->req_lock)
-
 u8 hci_le_conn_update(struct hci_conn *conn, u16 min, u16 max, u16 latency,
 		      u16 to_multiplier);
 void hci_le_start_enc(struct hci_conn *conn, __le16 ediv, __le64 rand,
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 52e8c91ea3e9734e954b2e28a165c3d8fa26b067..347f84fb66f9238be8106d78a24d081315e2a3cd 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ DEFINE_RWLOCK(hci_cb_list_lock);
 /* HCI ID Numbering */
 static DEFINE_IDA(hci_index_ida);
 
+/* ----- HCI requests ----- */
+
+#define HCI_REQ_DONE	  0
+#define HCI_REQ_PEND	  1
+#define HCI_REQ_CANCELED  2
+
+#define hci_req_lock(d)		mutex_lock(&d->req_lock)
+#define hci_req_unlock(d)	mutex_unlock(&d->req_lock)
+
 /* ---- HCI notifications ---- */
 
 static void hci_notify(struct hci_dev *hdev, int event)
@@ -4432,6 +4441,11 @@ int hci_req_run(struct hci_request *req, hci_req_complete_t complete)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool hci_req_pending(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	return (hdev->req_status == HCI_REQ_PEND);
+}
+
 static struct sk_buff *hci_prepare_cmd(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode,
 				       u32 plen, const void *param)
 {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index a62e918d2641d57f5f0dcd78be4e55b83886fc1a..f0f220057f21dc6e7a9f667398b9e2c03b4f4067 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -4624,7 +4624,7 @@ void hci_event_packet(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	/* Received events are (currently) only needed when a request is
 	 * ongoing so avoid unnecessary memory allocation.
 	 */
-	if (hdev->req_status == HCI_REQ_PEND) {
+	if (hci_req_pending(hdev)) {
 		kfree_skb(hdev->recv_evt);
 		hdev->recv_evt = skb_clone(skb, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}