diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 29a7a8ca04389..84d3b23f45320 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ enum {
 	HCI_INQUIRY,
 
 	HCI_RAW,
+
+	HCI_RESET,
 };
 
 /* HCI ioctl defines */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 9c4541bc488ab..7d0a3043cbe13 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ static void hci_reset_req(struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned long opt)
 	BT_DBG("%s %ld", hdev->name, opt);
 
 	/* Reset device */
+	set_bit(HCI_RESET, &hdev->flags);
 	hci_send_cmd(hdev, HCI_OP_RESET, 0, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -210,8 +211,10 @@ static void hci_init_req(struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned long opt)
 	/* Mandatory initialization */
 
 	/* Reset */
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_NO_RESET, &hdev->quirks))
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_NO_RESET, &hdev->quirks)) {
+			set_bit(HCI_RESET, &hdev->flags);
 			hci_send_cmd(hdev, HCI_OP_RESET, 0, NULL);
+	}
 
 	/* Read Local Supported Features */
 	hci_send_cmd(hdev, HCI_OP_READ_LOCAL_FEATURES, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index a290854fdaa6a..a63bcf039ee1b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ static void hci_cc_reset(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	BT_DBG("%s status 0x%x", hdev->name, status);
 
+	clear_bit(HCI_RESET, &hdev->flags);
+
 	hci_req_complete(hdev, HCI_OP_RESET, status);
 }
 
@@ -1464,7 +1466,7 @@ static inline void hci_cmd_status_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (ev->ncmd) {
+	if (ev->ncmd && !test_bit(HCI_RESET, &hdev->flags)) {
 		atomic_set(&hdev->cmd_cnt, 1);
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&hdev->cmd_q))
 			tasklet_schedule(&hdev->cmd_task);