diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index cd3520a29131..1641d879dbda 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -3382,6 +3382,7 @@ struct hci_ev_si_security {
 /* ---- HCI Packet structures ---- */
 #define HCI_COMMAND_HDR_SIZE 3
 #define HCI_EVENT_HDR_SIZE   2
+#define HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN   255
 #define HCI_ACL_HDR_SIZE     4
 #define HCI_SCO_HDR_SIZE     3
 #define HCI_ISO_HDR_SIZE     4
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index d8e9125ae74a..371ca8236bc5 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -7728,7 +7728,7 @@ static const struct hci_ev {
 	HCI_EV_STATUS(HCI_EV_INQUIRY_COMPLETE, hci_inquiry_complete_evt),
 	/* [0x02 = HCI_EV_INQUIRY_RESULT] */
 	HCI_EV_VL(HCI_EV_INQUIRY_RESULT, hci_inquiry_result_evt,
-		  sizeof(struct hci_ev_inquiry_result), HCI_MAX_EVENT_SIZE),
+		  sizeof(struct hci_ev_inquiry_result), HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN),
 	/* [0x03 = HCI_EV_CONN_COMPLETE] */
 	HCI_EV(HCI_EV_CONN_COMPLETE, hci_conn_complete_evt,
 	       sizeof(struct hci_ev_conn_complete)),
@@ -7756,7 +7756,7 @@ static const struct hci_ev {
 	       sizeof(struct hci_ev_remote_features)),
 	/* [0x0e = HCI_EV_CMD_COMPLETE] */
 	HCI_EV_REQ_VL(HCI_EV_CMD_COMPLETE, hci_cmd_complete_evt,
-		      sizeof(struct hci_ev_cmd_complete), HCI_MAX_EVENT_SIZE),
+		      sizeof(struct hci_ev_cmd_complete), HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN),
 	/* [0x0f = HCI_EV_CMD_STATUS] */
 	HCI_EV_REQ(HCI_EV_CMD_STATUS, hci_cmd_status_evt,
 		   sizeof(struct hci_ev_cmd_status)),
@@ -7768,7 +7768,7 @@ static const struct hci_ev {
 	       sizeof(struct hci_ev_role_change)),
 	/* [0x13 = HCI_EV_NUM_COMP_PKTS] */
 	HCI_EV_VL(HCI_EV_NUM_COMP_PKTS, hci_num_comp_pkts_evt,
-		  sizeof(struct hci_ev_num_comp_pkts), HCI_MAX_EVENT_SIZE),
+		  sizeof(struct hci_ev_num_comp_pkts), HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN),
 	/* [0x14 = HCI_EV_MODE_CHANGE] */
 	HCI_EV(HCI_EV_MODE_CHANGE, hci_mode_change_evt,
 	       sizeof(struct hci_ev_mode_change)),
@@ -7794,7 +7794,7 @@ static const struct hci_ev {
 	HCI_EV_VL(HCI_EV_INQUIRY_RESULT_WITH_RSSI,
 		  hci_inquiry_result_with_rssi_evt,
 		  sizeof(struct hci_ev_inquiry_result_rssi),
-		  HCI_MAX_EVENT_SIZE),
+		  HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN),
 	/* [0x23 = HCI_EV_REMOTE_EXT_FEATURES] */
 	HCI_EV(HCI_EV_REMOTE_EXT_FEATURES, hci_remote_ext_features_evt,
 	       sizeof(struct hci_ev_remote_ext_features)),
@@ -7804,7 +7804,7 @@ static const struct hci_ev {
 	/* [0x2f = HCI_EV_EXTENDED_INQUIRY_RESULT] */
 	HCI_EV_VL(HCI_EV_EXTENDED_INQUIRY_RESULT,
 		  hci_extended_inquiry_result_evt,
-		  sizeof(struct hci_ev_ext_inquiry_result), HCI_MAX_EVENT_SIZE),
+		  sizeof(struct hci_ev_ext_inquiry_result), HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN),
 	/* [0x30 = HCI_EV_KEY_REFRESH_COMPLETE] */
 	HCI_EV(HCI_EV_KEY_REFRESH_COMPLETE, hci_key_refresh_complete_evt,
 	       sizeof(struct hci_ev_key_refresh_complete)),
@@ -7837,9 +7837,9 @@ static const struct hci_ev {
 	       sizeof(struct hci_ev_remote_host_features)),
 	/* [0x3e = HCI_EV_LE_META] */
 	HCI_EV_REQ_VL(HCI_EV_LE_META, hci_le_meta_evt,
-		      sizeof(struct hci_ev_le_meta), HCI_MAX_EVENT_SIZE),
+		      sizeof(struct hci_ev_le_meta), HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN),
 	/* [0xff = HCI_EV_VENDOR] */
-	HCI_EV_VL(HCI_EV_VENDOR, hci_vendor_evt, 0, HCI_MAX_EVENT_SIZE),
+	HCI_EV_VL(HCI_EV_VENDOR, hci_vendor_evt, 0, HCI_MAX_EVENT_PLEN),
 };
 
 static void hci_event_func(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 event, struct sk_buff *skb,