diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
index 26d525acd659..7ea8bcd8a7ec 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmtk.c
@@ -721,7 +721,12 @@ static int btmtk_usb_hci_wmt_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	case BTMTK_WMT_FUNC_CTRL:
 		if (!skb_pull_data(data->evt_skb,
 				   sizeof(wmt_evt_funcc->status))) {
-			status = BTMTK_WMT_ON_UNDONE;
+			/* A plain enable/disable request is acked with just
+			 * the WMT header and no trailing status word; the
+			 * result is carried in the header's own flag byte.
+			 */
+			status = wmt_evt->whdr.flag ? BTMTK_WMT_ON_UNDONE :
+						       BTMTK_WMT_ON_DONE;
 			break;
 		}