diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ll.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ll.c
index 8c3e62a17b4a..b91d45a41b2f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ll.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ll.c
@@ -204,6 +204,19 @@ static void ll_device_want_to_wakeup(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ll->hcill_lock, flags);
 
 	switch (ll->hcill_state) {
+	case HCILL_ASLEEP_TO_AWAKE:
+		/*
+		 * This state means that both the host and the BRF chip
+		 * have simultaneously sent a wake-up-indication packet.
+		 * Traditionaly, in this case, receiving a wake-up-indication
+		 * was enough and an additional wake-up-ack wasn't needed.
+		 * This has changed with the BRF6350, which does require an
+		 * explicit wake-up-ack. Other BRF versions, which do not
+		 * require an explicit ack here, do accept it, thus it is
+		 * perfectly safe to always send one.
+		 */
+		BT_DBG("dual wake-up-indication");
+		/* deliberate fall-through - do not add break */
 	case HCILL_ASLEEP:
 		/* acknowledge device wake up */
 		if (send_hcill_cmd(HCILL_WAKE_UP_ACK, hu) < 0) {
@@ -211,16 +224,8 @@ static void ll_device_want_to_wakeup(struct hci_uart *hu)
 			goto out;
 		}
 		break;
-	case HCILL_ASLEEP_TO_AWAKE:
-		/*
-		 * this state means that a wake-up-indication
-		 * is already on its way to the device,
-		 * and will serve as the required wake-up-ack
-		 */
-		BT_DBG("dual wake-up-indication");
-		break;
 	default:
-		/* any other state are illegal */
+		/* any other state is illegal */
 		BT_ERR("received HCILL_WAKE_UP_IND in state %ld", ll->hcill_state);
 		break;
 	}