diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 7f19556624553c3aaa868d1bb96c1f84728b2fdc..23cf413e2acf3d72073c183fb2dc4dab3d16fa45 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -1304,6 +1304,8 @@ struct hci_ev_num_comp_blocks {
 } __packed;
 
 /* Low energy meta events */
+#define LE_CONN_ROLE_MASTER	0x00
+
 #define HCI_EV_LE_CONN_COMPLETE		0x01
 struct hci_ev_le_conn_complete {
 	__u8     status;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index e89d7f24136b058d2e506700c3148327f1a2f154..8b13cccd50cdd61576663c2bf3863a93e2d01f5f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -3368,6 +3368,11 @@ static void hci_le_conn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 
 		conn->dst_type = ev->bdaddr_type;
+
+		if (ev->role == LE_CONN_ROLE_MASTER) {
+			conn->out = true;
+			conn->link_mode |= HCI_LM_MASTER;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!test_and_set_bit(HCI_CONN_MGMT_CONNECTED, &conn->flags))