diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 292b1ea066ca..84de6244ae66 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -2502,11 +2502,9 @@ static const struct qca_device_info qca_devices_table[] = {
 	{ 0x00000302, 28, 4, 18 }, /* Rome 3.2 */
 };
 
-static int btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 request,
+static int btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(struct usb_device *udev, u8 request,
 				     void *data, u16 size)
 {
-	struct btusb_data *btdata = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
-	struct usb_device *udev = btdata->udev;
 	int pipe, err;
 	u8 *buf;
 
@@ -2521,7 +2519,7 @@ static int btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 request,
 	err = usb_control_msg(udev, pipe, request, USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_DIR_IN,
 			      0, 0, buf, size, USB_CTRL_SET_TIMEOUT);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Failed to access otp area (%d)", err);
+		dev_err(&udev->dev, "Failed to access otp area (%d)", err);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
@@ -2671,20 +2669,38 @@ static int btusb_setup_qca_load_nvm(struct hci_dev *hdev,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* identify the ROM version and check whether patches are needed */
+static bool btusb_qca_need_patch(struct usb_device *udev)
+{
+	struct qca_version ver;
+
+	if (btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(udev, QCA_GET_TARGET_VERSION, &ver,
+				      sizeof(ver)) < 0)
+		return false;
+	/* only low ROM versions need patches */
+	return !(le32_to_cpu(ver.rom_version) & ~0xffffU);
+}
+
 static int btusb_setup_qca(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
+	struct btusb_data *btdata = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
+	struct usb_device *udev = btdata->udev;
 	const struct qca_device_info *info = NULL;
 	struct qca_version ver;
 	u32 ver_rom;
 	u8 status;
 	int i, err;
 
-	err = btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(hdev, QCA_GET_TARGET_VERSION, &ver,
+	err = btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(udev, QCA_GET_TARGET_VERSION, &ver,
 					sizeof(ver));
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
 	ver_rom = le32_to_cpu(ver.rom_version);
+	/* Don't care about high ROM versions */
+	if (ver_rom & ~0xffffU)
+		return 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(qca_devices_table); i++) {
 		if (ver_rom == qca_devices_table[i].rom_version)
 			info = &qca_devices_table[i];
@@ -2694,7 +2710,7 @@ static int btusb_setup_qca(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	err = btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(hdev, QCA_CHECK_STATUS, &status,
+	err = btusb_qca_send_vendor_req(udev, QCA_CHECK_STATUS, &status,
 					sizeof(status));
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -2908,7 +2924,8 @@ static int btusb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		/* Old firmware would otherwise let ath3k driver load
 		 * patch and sysconfig files
 		 */
-		if (le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.bcdDevice) <= 0x0001)
+		if (le16_to_cpu(udev->descriptor.bcdDevice) <= 0x0001 &&
+		    !btusb_qca_need_patch(udev))
 			return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -3070,6 +3087,7 @@ static int btusb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	}
 
 	if (id->driver_info & BTUSB_ATH3012) {
+		data->setup_on_usb = btusb_setup_qca;
 		hdev->set_bdaddr = btusb_set_bdaddr_ath3012;
 		set_bit(HCI_QUIRK_SIMULTANEOUS_DISCOVERY, &hdev->quirks);
 		set_bit(HCI_QUIRK_STRICT_DUPLICATE_FILTER, &hdev->quirks);