diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
index 2acb719e596f..11c7e04bf394 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btqcomsmd.c
@@ -122,6 +122,21 @@ static int btqcomsmd_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int btqcomsmd_set_bdaddr(struct hci_dev *hdev, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = qca_set_bdaddr_rome(hdev, bdaddr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* The firmware stops responding for a while after setting the bdaddr,
+	 * causing timeouts for subsequent commands. Sleep a bit to avoid this.
+	 */
+	usleep_range(1000, 10000);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int btqcomsmd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct btqcomsmd *btq;
@@ -162,7 +177,7 @@ static int btqcomsmd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	hdev->close = btqcomsmd_close;
 	hdev->send = btqcomsmd_send;
 	hdev->setup = btqcomsmd_setup;
-	hdev->set_bdaddr = qca_set_bdaddr_rome;
+	hdev->set_bdaddr = btqcomsmd_set_bdaddr;
 
 	ret = hci_register_dev(hdev);
 	if (ret < 0)