diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 331d19b5c7d6a3d666aaa18adb4477b2c784f660..838cdddc68a57eef1794a8900540a1ea0601a6ba 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -6482,8 +6482,8 @@ static int hci_le_create_conn_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 	 * state.
 	 */
 	if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_SCAN)) {
-		hci_scan_disable_sync(hdev);
 		hci_dev_set_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_SCAN_INTERRUPTED);
+		hci_scan_disable_sync(hdev);
 	}
 
 	/* Update random address, but set require_privacy to false so