diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 334dc5f436a0..8c50a12ba5f5 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -5182,8 +5182,10 @@ int hci_le_ext_create_conn_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *conn,
 		plen += sizeof(*p);
 	}
 
-	return __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_EXT_CREATE_CONN,
-				     plen, data, HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+	return __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_EXT_CREATE_CONN,
+					plen, data,
+					HCI_EV_LE_ENHANCED_CONN_COMPLETE,
+					HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT, NULL);
 }
 
 int hci_le_create_conn_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *conn)
@@ -5269,8 +5271,9 @@ int hci_le_create_conn_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct hci_conn *conn)
 	cp.min_ce_len = cpu_to_le16(0x0000);
 	cp.max_ce_len = cpu_to_le16(0x0000);
 
-	err = __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_CREATE_CONN,
-				    sizeof(cp), &cp, HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
+	err = __hci_cmd_sync_status_sk(hdev, HCI_OP_LE_CREATE_CONN,
+				       sizeof(cp), &cp, HCI_EV_LE_CONN_COMPLETE,
+				       HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT, NULL);
 
 done:
 	hci_resume_advertising_sync(hdev);