diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index d3ddc0ba9cd4fc3839ab0a489c8ceeb652fe1212..661d65fc487ba4a75029e2b72dacfd73d8cf23bb 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ static void inquiry_cache_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cache->unknown);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cache->resolve);
-	cache->state = DISCOVERY_STOPPED;
 }
 
 struct inquiry_entry *hci_inquiry_cache_lookup(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr)