diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index d91590850429..14b200b08d84 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct hci_dev {
 	struct list_head	remote_oob_data;
 
 	struct list_head	adv_entries;
-	struct timer_list	adv_timer;
+	struct delayed_work	adv_work;
 
 	struct hci_dev_stats	stat;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index ec1019178f80..6f5bb3cbf6f6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1340,9 +1340,10 @@ int hci_blacklist_del(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr)
 	return mgmt_device_unblocked(hdev, bdaddr);
 }
 
-static void hci_clear_adv_cache(unsigned long arg)
+static void hci_clear_adv_cache(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = (void *) arg;
+	struct hci_dev *hdev = container_of(work, struct hci_dev,
+							adv_work.work);
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
@@ -1488,9 +1489,8 @@ int hci_register_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hdev->remote_oob_data);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hdev->adv_entries);
-	setup_timer(&hdev->adv_timer, hci_clear_adv_cache,
-						(unsigned long) hdev);
 
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hdev->adv_work, hci_clear_adv_cache);
 	INIT_WORK(&hdev->power_on, hci_power_on);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hdev->power_off, hci_power_off);
 
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ void hci_unregister_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	hci_del_sysfs(hdev);
 
-	del_timer(&hdev->adv_timer);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hdev->adv_work);
 
 	destroy_workqueue(hdev->workqueue);
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 35cb56ed3b0b..0a9501f17366 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static void hci_cc_le_set_scan_enable(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	if (cp->enable == 0x01) {
 		set_bit(HCI_LE_SCAN, &hdev->dev_flags);
 
-		del_timer(&hdev->adv_timer);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hdev->adv_work);
 
 		hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 		hci_adv_entries_clear(hdev);
@@ -1025,7 +1025,9 @@ static void hci_cc_le_set_scan_enable(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	} else if (cp->enable == 0x00) {
 		clear_bit(HCI_LE_SCAN, &hdev->dev_flags);
 
-		mod_timer(&hdev->adv_timer, jiffies + ADV_CLEAR_TIMEOUT);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hdev->adv_work);
+		queue_delayed_work(hdev->workqueue, &hdev->adv_work,
+						 jiffies + ADV_CLEAR_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 }