diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
index 51bce68d652..335fdc642a3 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@ __weak void bt_testing_trace_event_acl_pool_destroy(struct net_buf *buf)
 #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;
 
@@ -322,7 +324,23 @@ void bt_hci_host_num_completed_packets(struct net_buf *buf)
 
 	bt_conn_unref(conn);
 
-	bt_send_one_host_num_completed_packets(handle);
+	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);
 }
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_BT_HCI_ACL_FLOW_CONTROL) */