diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index 8e54f825153c..f76f45ae76c3 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ enum {
  * or the HCI device is closed.
  */
 #define HCI_PERSISTENT_MASK (BIT(HCI_LE_SCAN) | BIT(HCI_PERIODIC_INQ) | \
-			      BIT(HCI_FAST_CONNECTABLE) | BIT(HCI_LE_ADV))
+			     BIT(HCI_LE_ADV))
 
 /* HCI timeouts */
 #define HCI_DISCONN_TIMEOUT	msecs_to_jiffies(2000)	/* 2 seconds */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index d769b428b630..49b8e09ffe67 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -1968,15 +1968,6 @@ static int set_connectable(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 	}
 
 no_scan_update:
-	/* If we're going from non-connectable to connectable or
-	 * vice-versa when fast connectable is enabled ensure that fast
-	 * connectable gets disabled. write_fast_connectable won't do
-	 * anything if the page scan parameters are already what they
-	 * should be.
-	 */
-	if (cp->val || test_bit(HCI_FAST_CONNECTABLE, &hdev->dev_flags))
-		write_fast_connectable(&req, false);
-
 	/* Update the advertising parameters if necessary */
 	if (test_bit(HCI_ADVERTISING, &hdev->dev_flags))
 		enable_advertising(&req);
@@ -4660,14 +4651,6 @@ static int set_fast_connectable(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		return mgmt_cmd_status(sk, hdev->id, MGMT_OP_SET_FAST_CONNECTABLE,
 				       MGMT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMS);
 
-	if (!hdev_is_powered(hdev))
-		return mgmt_cmd_status(sk, hdev->id, MGMT_OP_SET_FAST_CONNECTABLE,
-				       MGMT_STATUS_NOT_POWERED);
-
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_CONNECTABLE, &hdev->dev_flags))
-		return mgmt_cmd_status(sk, hdev->id, MGMT_OP_SET_FAST_CONNECTABLE,
-				       MGMT_STATUS_REJECTED);
-
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 
 	if (mgmt_pending_find(MGMT_OP_SET_FAST_CONNECTABLE, hdev)) {
@@ -4682,6 +4665,14 @@ static int set_fast_connectable(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (!hdev_is_powered(hdev)) {
+		change_bit(HCI_FAST_CONNECTABLE, &hdev->dev_flags);
+		err = send_settings_rsp(sk, MGMT_OP_SET_FAST_CONNECTABLE,
+					hdev);
+		new_settings(hdev, sk);
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	cmd = mgmt_pending_add(sk, MGMT_OP_SET_FAST_CONNECTABLE, hdev,
 			       data, len);
 	if (!cmd) {
@@ -6481,7 +6472,10 @@ static int powered_update_hci(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 			    sizeof(link_sec), &link_sec);
 
 	if (lmp_bredr_capable(hdev)) {
-		write_fast_connectable(&req, false);
+		if (test_bit(HCI_FAST_CONNECTABLE, &hdev->dev_flags))
+			write_fast_connectable(&req, true);
+		else
+			write_fast_connectable(&req, false);
 		__hci_update_page_scan(&req);
 		update_class(&req);
 		update_name(&req);