diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index e114409628d1c..a9b048d7b419b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -5321,6 +5321,17 @@ static int hci_connect_cancel_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *conn,
 	if (hdev->hci_ver < BLUETOOTH_VER_1_2)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Wait for HCI_EV_CONN_COMPLETE, not HCI_EV_CMD_STATUS, when the
+	 * reason is anything but HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_POWER_OFF. This reason is
+	 * used when suspending or powering off, where we don't want to wait
+	 * for the peer's response.
+	 */
+	if (reason != HCI_ERROR_REMOTE_POWER_OFF)
+		return __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(hdev, HCI_OP_CREATE_CONN_CANCEL,
+						6, &conn->dst,
+						HCI_EV_CONN_COMPLETE,
+						HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT, NULL);
+
 	return __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_CREATE_CONN_CANCEL,
 				     6, &conn->dst, HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
 }