diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 6fc0692abf05..6dbef0cd5303 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ static struct hci_conn *__hci_conn_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_LINK:
 		conn->pkt_type = hdev->pkt_type & ACL_PTYPE_MASK;
+		conn->link_policy = hdev->link_policy;
 		conn->mtu = hdev->acl_mtu;
 		break;
 	case LE_LINK:
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
index f5896c023a9f..cc1d340a32c6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c
@@ -6879,8 +6879,6 @@ static int hci_acl_create_conn_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 
 	conn->attempt++;
 
-	conn->link_policy = hdev->link_policy;
-
 	memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
 	bacpy(&cp.bdaddr, &conn->dst);
 	cp.pscan_rep_mode = 0x02;