diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 1e723c76a8f60755e0a3f00c3364c11b7c59de32..1e40222e9dd05fbf26579163a1b4f28e6f0cbec6 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ enum {
 	HCI_PERIODIC_INQ,
 };
 
+/* A mask for the flags that are supposed to remain when a reset happens
+ * or the HCI device is closed.
+ */
+#define HCI_PERSISTENT_MASK (BIT(HCI_LE_SCAN) | BIT(HCI_PERIODIC_INQ))
+
 /* HCI ioctl defines */
 #define HCIDEVUP	_IOW('H', 201, int)
 #define HCIDEVDOWN	_IOW('H', 202, int)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 5f2d008f33524f3452328c9cb6a593e7eeb0eee0..ed4ecd930a715394f8bd4565e735ff3ccc1dbe9c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void hci_cc_reset(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	clear_bit(HCI_RESET, &hdev->flags);
 
 	/* Reset all non-persistent flags */
-	hdev->dev_flags &= ~(BIT(HCI_LE_SCAN) | BIT(HCI_PERIODIC_INQ));
+	hdev->dev_flags &= ~HCI_PERSISTENT_MASK;
 
 	hdev->discovery.state = DISCOVERY_STOPPED;
 	hdev->inq_tx_power = HCI_TX_POWER_INVALID;