diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 62edbf1b114e..5d0b1358c754 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ static void hci_set_event_mask_page_2(struct hci_request *req)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 	u8 events[8] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 };
+	bool changed = false;
 
 	/* If Connectionless Slave Broadcast master role is supported
 	 * enable all necessary events for it.
@@ -725,6 +726,7 @@ static void hci_set_event_mask_page_2(struct hci_request *req)
 		events[1] |= 0x80;	/* Synchronization Train Complete */
 		events[2] |= 0x10;	/* Slave Page Response Timeout */
 		events[2] |= 0x20;	/* CSB Channel Map Change */
+		changed = true;
 	}
 
 	/* If Connectionless Slave Broadcast slave role is supported
@@ -735,13 +737,24 @@ static void hci_set_event_mask_page_2(struct hci_request *req)
 		events[2] |= 0x02;	/* CSB Receive */
 		events[2] |= 0x04;	/* CSB Timeout */
 		events[2] |= 0x08;	/* Truncated Page Complete */
+		changed = true;
 	}
 
 	/* Enable Authenticated Payload Timeout Expired event if supported */
-	if (lmp_ping_capable(hdev) || hdev->le_features[0] & HCI_LE_PING)
+	if (lmp_ping_capable(hdev) || hdev->le_features[0] & HCI_LE_PING) {
 		events[2] |= 0x80;
+		changed = true;
+	}
 
-	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_SET_EVENT_MASK_PAGE_2, sizeof(events), events);
+	/* Some Broadcom based controllers indicate support for Set Event
+	 * Mask Page 2 command, but then actually do not support it. Since
+	 * the default value is all bits set to zero, the command is only
+	 * required if the event mask has to be changed. In case no change
+	 * to the event mask is needed, skip this command.
+	 */
+	if (changed)
+		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_SET_EVENT_MASK_PAGE_2,
+			    sizeof(events), events);
 }
 
 static void hci_init3_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)