diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
index f2101038284e9be43efe64451b7d2c1be6ec9658..538ce8059bff4ea2cd4e66406cbe94f4a7108d83 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_bcm.c
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ static int bcm_gpio_set_power(struct bcm_device *dev, bool powered)
 		regulator_bulk_disable(BCM_NUM_SUPPLIES, dev->supplies);
 	}
 
+	/* wait for device to power on and come out of reset */
+	usleep_range(10000, 20000);
+
 	dev->res_enabled = powered;
 
 	return 0;