diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 0655521dd8bc..fb618d6bcded 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -189,13 +189,14 @@ static void hci_debugfs_create_basic(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 				    &vendor_diag_fops);
 }
 
-static void hci_reset_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_reset_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	BT_DBG("%s %ld", req->hdev->name, opt);
 
 	/* Reset device */
 	set_bit(HCI_RESET, &req->hdev->flags);
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_RESET, 0, NULL);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void bredr_init(struct hci_request *req)
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ static void amp_init1(struct hci_request *req)
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_READ_LOCATION_DATA, 0, NULL);
 }
 
-static void amp_init2(struct hci_request *req)
+static int amp_init2(struct hci_request *req)
 {
 	/* Read Local Supported Features. Not all AMP controllers
 	 * support this so it's placed conditionally in the second
@@ -243,9 +244,11 @@ static void amp_init2(struct hci_request *req)
 	 */
 	if (req->hdev->commands[14] & 0x20)
 		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_READ_LOCAL_FEATURES, 0, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hci_init1_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_init1_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 
@@ -268,6 +271,8 @@ static void hci_init1_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 		BT_ERR("Unknown device type %d", hdev->dev_type);
 		break;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void bredr_setup(struct hci_request *req)
@@ -416,7 +421,7 @@ static void hci_setup_event_mask(struct hci_request *req)
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_SET_EVENT_MASK, sizeof(events), events);
 }
 
-static void hci_init2_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_init2_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 
@@ -496,6 +501,8 @@ static void hci_init2_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_WRITE_AUTH_ENABLE, sizeof(enable),
 			    &enable);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void hci_setup_link_policy(struct hci_request *req)
@@ -570,7 +577,7 @@ static void hci_set_event_mask_page_2(struct hci_request *req)
 	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)
+static int hci_init3_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 	u8 p;
@@ -709,9 +716,11 @@ static void hci_init3_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_READ_LOCAL_EXT_FEATURES,
 			    sizeof(cp), &cp);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hci_init4_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_init4_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 
@@ -762,6 +771,8 @@ static void hci_init4_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_WRITE_SC_SUPPORT,
 			    sizeof(support), &support);
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __hci_init(struct hci_dev *hdev)
@@ -821,7 +832,7 @@ static int __hci_init(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hci_init0_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_init0_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 
@@ -837,6 +848,8 @@ static void hci_init0_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 	/* Read BD Address */
 	if (hdev->set_bdaddr)
 		hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_READ_BD_ADDR, 0, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __hci_unconf_init(struct hci_dev *hdev)
@@ -856,7 +869,7 @@ static int __hci_unconf_init(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hci_scan_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_scan_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	__u8 scan = opt;
 
@@ -864,9 +877,10 @@ static void hci_scan_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 
 	/* Inquiry and Page scans */
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_WRITE_SCAN_ENABLE, 1, &scan);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hci_auth_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_auth_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	__u8 auth = opt;
 
@@ -874,9 +888,10 @@ static void hci_auth_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 
 	/* Authentication */
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_WRITE_AUTH_ENABLE, 1, &auth);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hci_encrypt_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_encrypt_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	__u8 encrypt = opt;
 
@@ -884,9 +899,10 @@ static void hci_encrypt_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 
 	/* Encryption */
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_WRITE_ENCRYPT_MODE, 1, &encrypt);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hci_linkpol_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_linkpol_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	__le16 policy = cpu_to_le16(opt);
 
@@ -894,6 +910,7 @@ static void hci_linkpol_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 
 	/* Default link policy */
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_WRITE_DEF_LINK_POLICY, 2, &policy);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Get HCI device by index.
@@ -1138,7 +1155,7 @@ static int inquiry_cache_dump(struct hci_dev *hdev, int num, __u8 *buf)
 	return copied;
 }
 
-static void hci_inq_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int hci_inq_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	struct hci_inquiry_req *ir = (struct hci_inquiry_req *) opt;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
@@ -1147,13 +1164,15 @@ static void hci_inq_req(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 	BT_DBG("%s", hdev->name);
 
 	if (test_bit(HCI_INQUIRY, &hdev->flags))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	/* Start Inquiry */
 	memcpy(&cp.lap, &ir->lap, 3);
 	cp.length  = ir->length;
 	cp.num_rsp = ir->num_rsp;
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_INQUIRY, sizeof(cp), &cp);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int hci_inquiry(void __user *arg)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index 4588fe2bfc0e..ecfa4105e00d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ struct sk_buff *__hci_cmd_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u32 plen,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__hci_cmd_sync);
 
 /* Execute request and wait for completion. */
-int __hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void (*func)(struct hci_request *req,
-						      unsigned long opt),
+int __hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, int (*func)(struct hci_request *req,
+						     unsigned long opt),
 		   unsigned long opt, u32 timeout, u8 *hci_status)
 {
 	struct hci_request req;
@@ -198,7 +198,12 @@ int __hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void (*func)(struct hci_request *req,
 
 	hdev->req_status = HCI_REQ_PEND;
 
-	func(&req, opt);
+	err = func(&req, opt);
+	if (err) {
+		if (hci_status)
+			*hci_status = HCI_ERROR_UNSPECIFIED;
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	add_wait_queue(&hdev->req_wait_q, &wait);
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -255,8 +260,8 @@ int __hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void (*func)(struct hci_request *req,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void (*req)(struct hci_request *req,
-						   unsigned long opt),
+int hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, int (*req)(struct hci_request *req,
+						  unsigned long opt),
 		 unsigned long opt, u32 timeout, u8 *hci_status)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -830,11 +835,12 @@ int hci_abort_conn(struct hci_conn *conn, u8 reason)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void update_bg_scan(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int update_bg_scan(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	hci_dev_lock(req->hdev);
 	__hci_update_background_scan(req);
 	hci_dev_unlock(req->hdev);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void bg_scan_update(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -932,9 +938,10 @@ static void le_scan_disable_work_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 status)
 	}
 }
 
-static void le_scan_disable(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int le_scan_disable(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	hci_req_add_le_scan_disable(req);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void le_scan_disable_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1000,14 +1007,14 @@ unlock:
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }
 
-static void le_scan_restart(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
+static int le_scan_restart(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 	struct hci_cp_le_set_scan_enable cp;
 
 	/* If controller is not scanning we are done. */
 	if (!hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_SCAN))
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	hci_req_add_le_scan_disable(req);
 
@@ -1015,6 +1022,8 @@ static void le_scan_restart(struct hci_request *req, unsigned long opt)
 	cp.enable = LE_SCAN_ENABLE;
 	cp.filter_dup = LE_SCAN_FILTER_DUP_ENABLE;
 	hci_req_add(req, HCI_OP_LE_SET_SCAN_ENABLE, sizeof(cp), &cp);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void le_scan_restart_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
index 1f1194628652..1927013f5e67 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ void hci_req_cmd_complete(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 opcode, u8 status,
 			  hci_req_complete_t *req_complete,
 			  hci_req_complete_skb_t *req_complete_skb);
 
-int hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void (*req)(struct hci_request *req,
-						   unsigned long opt),
+int hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, int (*req)(struct hci_request *req,
+						  unsigned long opt),
 		 unsigned long opt, u32 timeout, u8 *hci_status);
-int __hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void (*func)(struct hci_request *req,
-						      unsigned long opt),
+int __hci_req_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, int (*func)(struct hci_request *req,
+						     unsigned long opt),
 		   unsigned long opt, u32 timeout, u8 *hci_status);
 void hci_req_sync_cancel(struct hci_dev *hdev, int err);