diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 45d19294aa77..13ed6cbfade3 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -5482,7 +5482,7 @@ static int hci_inquiry_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 length)
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "");
 
-	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_INQUIRY))
+	if (test_bit(HCI_INQUIRY, &hdev->flags))
 		return 0;
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);