diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index 7ac26daba966..c2f2a0c0e73d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ static int hci_pause_advertising_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 static int hci_resume_advertising_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct adv_info *adv, *tmp;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	/* If advertising has not been paused there is nothing  to do. */
 	if (!hdev->advertising_paused)
@@ -2766,13 +2766,19 @@ static int hci_resume_advertising_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		 */
 		if (hci_dev_test_and_clear_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_ADV_0))
 			err = hci_enable_ext_advertising_sync(hdev, 0x00);
-	} else {
+	} else if (hdev->cur_adv_instance) {
 		/* Schedule for most recent instance to be restarted and begin
 		 * the software rotation loop
 		 */
 		err = hci_schedule_adv_instance_sync(hdev,
 						     hdev->cur_adv_instance,
 						     true);
+	} else if (hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_ADVERTISING) &&
+		   !hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_LE_ADV)) {
+		/* hci_schedule_adv_instance_sync() rejects instance 0x00 while
+		 * HCI_ADVERTISING is set, so enable it directly.
+		 */
+		err = hci_start_adv_sync(hdev, 0x00);
 	}
 
 	hdev->advertising_paused = false;