diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 235ad0f..19b2301 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
 			/* Stand-alone HCI commands must be flagged as
 			 * single-command requests.
 			 */
-			bt_cb(skb)->hci.req_start = true;
+			bt_cb(skb)->hci.req_flags |= HCI_REQ_START;
 
 			skb_queue_tail(&hdev->cmd_q, skb);
 			queue_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->cmd_work);