diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index dbe73642c54cb7b6381f108ab1f743574b2da16e..2b6e04d37593e9652c968a6ed18a80cb46ed2c5c 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_conn_hash_lookup_state(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void hci_disconnect(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 reason);
+int hci_disconnect(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 reason);
 bool hci_setup_sync(struct hci_conn *conn, __u16 handle);
 void hci_sco_setup(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 status);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 5157a09907327f8ca023e1c4c157fb148208e279..dd2df20b0f7d49d12736a4b6ec8825819b484b2b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void hci_reject_sco(struct hci_conn *conn)
 	hci_send_cmd(conn->hdev, HCI_OP_REJECT_SYNC_CONN_REQ, sizeof(cp), &cp);
 }
 
-void hci_disconnect(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 reason)
+int hci_disconnect(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 reason)
 {
 	struct hci_cp_disconnect cp;
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void hci_disconnect(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 reason)
 
 	cp.handle = cpu_to_le16(conn->handle);
 	cp.reason = reason;
-	hci_send_cmd(conn->hdev, HCI_OP_DISCONNECT, sizeof(cp), &cp);
+	return hci_send_cmd(conn->hdev, HCI_OP_DISCONNECT, sizeof(cp), &cp);
 }
 
 static void hci_amp_disconn(struct hci_conn *conn)