diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 509c820a693d..35a1be57e386 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@ static int hci_send_cmd_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (READ_ONCE(hdev->req_status) == HCI_REQ_PEND &&
 	    !hci_dev_test_and_set_flag(hdev, HCI_CMD_PENDING)) {
 		kfree_skb(hdev->req_skb);
-		hdev->req_skb = skb_clone(hdev->sent_cmd, GFP_KERNEL);
+		hdev->req_skb = skb_get(hdev->sent_cmd);
 	}
 
 	return err;