diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index 7f6a581b5b7e..3d25dbf10b26 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -1273,6 +1273,14 @@ static u8 create_instance_adv_data(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance, u8 *ptr)
 
 	instance_flags = get_adv_instance_flags(hdev, instance);
 
+	/* If instance already has the flags set skip adding it once
+	 * again.
+	 */
+	if (adv_instance && eir_get_data(adv_instance->adv_data,
+					 adv_instance->adv_data_len, EIR_FLAGS,
+					 NULL))
+		goto skip_flags;
+
 	/* The Add Advertising command allows userspace to set both the general
 	 * and limited discoverable flags.
 	 */
@@ -1305,6 +1313,7 @@ static u8 create_instance_adv_data(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 instance, u8 *ptr)
 		}
 	}
 
+skip_flags:
 	if (adv_instance) {
 		memcpy(ptr, adv_instance->adv_data,
 		       adv_instance->adv_data_len);