diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index e0269192f2e5364fdddc0d093d42901a0bf3eafc..e17bc8a1c66dddf53dd3aa9f60ee87c8f9a4e22f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -1533,11 +1533,14 @@ void __hci_req_update_scan_rsp_data(struct hci_request *req, u8 instance)
 
 		memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
 
-		if (instance)
+		/* Extended scan response data doesn't allow a response to be
+		 * set if the instance isn't scannable.
+		 */
+		if (get_adv_instance_scan_rsp_len(hdev, instance))
 			len = create_instance_scan_rsp_data(hdev, instance,
 							    cp.data);
 		else
-			len = create_default_scan_rsp_data(hdev, cp.data);
+			len = 0;
 
 		if (hdev->scan_rsp_data_len == len &&
 		    !memcmp(cp.data, hdev->scan_rsp_data, len))