diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
index ed445ae25ca..bb1e329f6f8 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
@@ -2466,14 +2466,18 @@ static int start_le_scan(uint8_t scan_type, uint16_t interval, uint16_t window,
 	set_param->window = sys_cpu_to_le16(window);
 	set_param->filter_policy = 0x00;
 
-	if (scan_type == BT_HCI_LE_SCAN_ACTIVE) {
 #if defined(CONFIG_BLUETOOTH_PRIVACY)
-		err = le_set_rpa();
-		if (err) {
-			net_buf_unref(buf);
-			return err;
-		}
+	err = le_set_rpa();
+	if (err) {
+		net_buf_unref(buf);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	set_param->addr_type = BT_ADDR_LE_RANDOM;
 #else
+	set_param->addr_type =  bt_dev.id_addr.type;
+
+	if (scan_type == BT_HCI_LE_SCAN_ACTIVE) {
 		/* only set NRPA if there is no advertising ongoing */
 		if (!atomic_test_bit(bt_dev.flags, BT_DEV_ADVERTISING)) {
 			err = le_set_nrpa();
@@ -2481,13 +2485,11 @@ static int start_le_scan(uint8_t scan_type, uint16_t interval, uint16_t window,
 				net_buf_unref(buf);
 				return err;
 			}
-		}
-#endif
 
-		set_param->addr_type = BT_ADDR_LE_RANDOM;
-	} else {
-		set_param->addr_type = BT_ADDR_LE_PUBLIC;
+			set_param->addr_type = BT_ADDR_LE_RANDOM;
+		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	bt_hci_cmd_send(BT_HCI_OP_LE_SET_SCAN_PARAMS, buf);
 	buf = bt_hci_cmd_create(BT_HCI_OP_LE_SET_SCAN_ENABLE,