diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index d9c621d15fee..e3946f7b736e 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -3482,13 +3482,12 @@ static void btusb_dump_hdr_qca(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static void btusb_coredump_qca(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
+	int err;
 	static const u8 param[] = { 0x26 };
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	skb = __hci_cmd_sync(hdev, 0xfc0c, 1, param, HCI_CMD_TIMEOUT);
-	if (IS_ERR(skb))
-		bt_dev_err(hdev, "%s: triggle crash failed (%ld)", __func__, PTR_ERR(skb));
-	kfree_skb(skb);
+	err = __hci_cmd_send(hdev, 0xfc0c, 1, param);
+	if (err < 0)
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "%s: triggle crash failed (%d)", __func__, err);
 }
 
 /*