diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 51c9df16e76..469f8fdb2f5 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum {
 
 	HCI_SETUP,
 	HCI_AUTO_OFF,
+	HCI_MGMT,
 };
 
 /* HCI ioctl defines */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index dbb1e577664..5f871b385a2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ static int read_index_list(struct sock *sk)
 
 		hci_del_off_timer(d);
 
+		set_bit(HCI_MGMT, &d->flags);
+
 		if (test_bit(HCI_SETUP, &d->flags))
 			continue;
 
@@ -200,6 +202,8 @@ static int read_controller_info(struct sock *sk, unsigned char *data, u16 len)
 
 	hci_dev_lock_bh(hdev);
 
+	set_bit(HCI_MGMT, &hdev->flags);
+
 	put_unaligned_le16(hdev->id, &rp->index);
 	rp->type = hdev->dev_type;