diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 0903effaf7ef..1de9c1c2e365 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -458,13 +458,22 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type,
 	BT_DBG("%s dst %s", hdev->name, batostr(dst));
 
 	if (type == LE_LINK) {
+		struct adv_entry *entry;
+
 		le = hci_conn_hash_lookup_ba(hdev, LE_LINK, dst);
 		if (le)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
+
+		entry = hci_find_adv_entry(hdev, dst);
+		if (!entry)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EHOSTUNREACH);
+
 		le = hci_conn_add(hdev, LE_LINK, 0, dst);
 		if (!le)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+		le->dst_type = entry->bdaddr_type;
+
 		hci_le_connect(le);
 
 		hci_conn_hold(le);