diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 1641db8722e0..b5e7d4b8ab24 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -1612,6 +1612,9 @@ static int hci_le_add_resolve_list_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	bacpy(&cp.bdaddr, &params->addr);
 	memcpy(cp.peer_irk, irk->val, 16);
 
+	/* Default privacy mode is always Network */
+	params->privacy_mode = HCI_NETWORK_PRIVACY;
+
 done:
 	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_PRIVACY))
 		memcpy(cp.local_irk, hdev->irk, 16);