diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 48dd1924991b..5218c4dfe0a8 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -412,11 +412,6 @@ static int hci_le_scan_restart_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 					   LE_SCAN_FILTER_DUP_ENABLE);
 }
 
-static int le_scan_restart_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
-{
-	return hci_le_scan_restart_sync(hdev);
-}
-
 static void le_scan_restart(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = container_of(work, struct hci_dev,
@@ -426,15 +421,15 @@ static void le_scan_restart(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "");
 
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
-	status = hci_cmd_sync_queue(hdev, le_scan_restart_sync, NULL, NULL);
+	status = hci_le_scan_restart_sync(hdev);
 	if (status) {
 		bt_dev_err(hdev, "failed to restart LE scan: status %d",
 			   status);
-		goto unlock;
+		return;
 	}
 
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 	if (!test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_STRICT_DUPLICATE_FILTER, &hdev->quirks) ||
 	    !hdev->discovery.scan_start)
 		goto unlock;