diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index f13ddbf858ba4e90dd92b891d1b13d3fece1d496..77930aa522e3456231d6482f0683d60598771937 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -477,14 +477,16 @@ static void hci_setup_event_mask(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	 * command otherwise */
 	u8 events[8] = { 0xff, 0xff, 0xfb, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
 
-	/* Events for 1.2 and newer controllers */
-	if (hdev->lmp_ver > 1) {
-		events[4] |= 0x01; /* Flow Specification Complete */
-		events[4] |= 0x02; /* Inquiry Result with RSSI */
-		events[4] |= 0x04; /* Read Remote Extended Features Complete */
-		events[5] |= 0x08; /* Synchronous Connection Complete */
-		events[5] |= 0x10; /* Synchronous Connection Changed */
-	}
+	/* CSR 1.1 dongles does not accept any bitfield so don't try to set
+	 * any event mask for pre 1.2 devices */
+	if (hdev->lmp_ver <= 1)
+		return;
+
+	events[4] |= 0x01; /* Flow Specification Complete */
+	events[4] |= 0x02; /* Inquiry Result with RSSI */
+	events[4] |= 0x04; /* Read Remote Extended Features Complete */
+	events[5] |= 0x08; /* Synchronous Connection Complete */
+	events[5] |= 0x10; /* Synchronous Connection Changed */
 
 	if (hdev->features[3] & LMP_RSSI_INQ)
 		events[4] |= 0x04; /* Inquiry Result with RSSI */