diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index d2a3a2a9fd7d6..f4462c325e2ab 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -1372,6 +1372,27 @@ static inline struct hci_conn *hci_lookup_le_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/* Returns true if an le connection is in the scanning state */
+static inline bool hci_is_le_conn_scanning(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
+	struct hci_conn  *c;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
+		if (c->type == LE_LINK && c->state == BT_CONNECT &&
+		    test_bit(HCI_CONN_SCANNING, &c->flags)) {
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 int hci_disconnect(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 reason);
 bool hci_setup_sync(struct hci_conn *conn, __u16 handle);
 void hci_sco_setup(struct hci_conn *conn, __u8 status);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index f7e006a363829..6e023b0104b03 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -629,27 +629,6 @@ static void hci_req_start_scan(struct hci_request *req, u8 type, u16 interval,
 	}
 }
 
-/* Returns true if an le connection is in the scanning state */
-static inline bool hci_is_le_conn_scanning(struct hci_dev *hdev)
-{
-	struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
-	struct hci_conn  *c;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
-		if (c->type == LE_LINK && c->state == BT_CONNECT &&
-		    test_bit(HCI_CONN_SCANNING, &c->flags)) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 static void set_random_addr(struct hci_request *req, bdaddr_t *rpa);
 static int hci_update_random_address(struct hci_request *req,
 				     bool require_privacy, bool use_rpa,
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index ec8929e79502f..41a8e57d82672 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -2672,27 +2672,6 @@ static u8 hci_update_accept_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return filter_policy;
 }
 
-/* Returns true if an le connection is in the scanning state */
-static inline bool hci_is_le_conn_scanning(struct hci_dev *hdev)
-{
-	struct hci_conn_hash *h = &hdev->conn_hash;
-	struct hci_conn  *c;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &h->list, list) {
-		if (c->type == LE_LINK && c->state == BT_CONNECT &&
-		    test_bit(HCI_CONN_SCANNING, &c->flags)) {
-			rcu_read_unlock();
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 static int hci_le_set_ext_scan_param_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 type,
 					  u16 interval, u16 window,
 					  u8 own_addr_type, u8 filter_policy)