diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 8a4ebd93adfc..06da8ac13dca 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ void hci_discovery_set_state(struct hci_dev *hdev, int state)
 	case DISCOVERY_STARTING:
 		break;
 	case DISCOVERY_FINDING:
-		/* If discovery was not started then it was initiated by the
-		 * MGMT interface so no MGMT event shall be generated either
-		 */
-		if (old_state != DISCOVERY_STARTING) {
-			hdev->discovery.state = old_state;
-			return;
-		}
 		mgmt_discovering(hdev, 1);
 		break;
 	case DISCOVERY_RESOLVING:
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index dce8035ca799..d0c118c47f6c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1721,9 +1721,10 @@ static void le_set_scan_enable_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 enable)
 	switch (enable) {
 	case LE_SCAN_ENABLE:
 		hci_dev_set_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_SCAN);
-		if (hdev->le_scan_type == LE_SCAN_ACTIVE)
+		if (hdev->le_scan_type == LE_SCAN_ACTIVE) {
 			clear_pending_adv_report(hdev);
-		hci_discovery_set_state(hdev, DISCOVERY_FINDING);
+			hci_discovery_set_state(hdev, DISCOVERY_FINDING);
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case LE_SCAN_DISABLE: