diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
index 847e6044a4f..7ed86ecb922 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
@@ -228,13 +228,39 @@ static void handle_vs_event(uint8_t event, struct net_buf *buf,
 	/* Other possible errors are handled by handle_event_common function */
 }
 
+void bt_send_one_host_num_completed_packets(uint16_t handle)
+{
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BT_HCI_ACL_FLOW_CONTROL)) {
+		ARG_UNUSED(handle);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	struct bt_hci_cp_host_num_completed_packets *cp;
+	struct bt_hci_handle_count *hc;
+	struct net_buf *buf;
+	int err;
+
+	LOG_DBG("Reporting completed packet for handle %u", handle);
+
+	buf = bt_hci_cmd_create(BT_HCI_OP_HOST_NUM_COMPLETED_PACKETS,
+				sizeof(*cp) + sizeof(*hc));
+	BT_ASSERT_MSG(buf, "Unable to alloc for Host NCP");
+
+	cp = net_buf_add(buf, sizeof(*cp));
+	cp->num_handles = sys_cpu_to_le16(1);
+
+	hc = net_buf_add(buf, sizeof(*hc));
+	hc->handle = sys_cpu_to_le16(handle);
+	hc->count  = sys_cpu_to_le16(1);
+
+	err = bt_hci_cmd_send(BT_HCI_OP_HOST_NUM_COMPLETED_PACKETS, buf);
+	BT_ASSERT_MSG(err == 0, "Unable to send Host NCP (err %d)", err);
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_HCI_ACL_FLOW_CONTROL)
 void bt_hci_host_num_completed_packets(struct net_buf *buf)
 {
-
-	struct bt_hci_cp_host_num_completed_packets *cp;
 	uint16_t handle = acl(buf)->handle;
-	struct bt_hci_handle_count *hc;
 	struct bt_conn *conn;
 	uint8_t index = acl(buf)->index;
 
@@ -260,23 +286,7 @@ void bt_hci_host_num_completed_packets(struct net_buf *buf)
 
 	bt_conn_unref(conn);
 
-	LOG_DBG("Reporting completed packet for handle %u", handle);
-
-	buf = bt_hci_cmd_create(BT_HCI_OP_HOST_NUM_COMPLETED_PACKETS,
-				sizeof(*cp) + sizeof(*hc));
-	if (!buf) {
-		LOG_ERR("Unable to allocate new HCI command");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	cp = net_buf_add(buf, sizeof(*cp));
-	cp->num_handles = sys_cpu_to_le16(1);
-
-	hc = net_buf_add(buf, sizeof(*hc));
-	hc->handle = sys_cpu_to_le16(handle);
-	hc->count  = sys_cpu_to_le16(1);
-
-	bt_hci_cmd_send(BT_HCI_OP_HOST_NUM_COMPLETED_PACKETS, buf);
+	bt_send_one_host_num_completed_packets(handle);
 }
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_BT_HCI_ACL_FLOW_CONTROL) */