diff --git a/include/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/bluetooth/hci.h
index daa5173e00e..3d511f45866 100644
--- a/include/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ struct bt_hci_cp_le_set_privacy_mode {
 #define BT_HCI_LE_AOA_CTE                      0x0
 #define BT_HCI_LE_AOD_CTE_1US                  0x1
 #define BT_HCI_LE_AOD_CTE_2US                  0x2
+#define BT_HCI_LE_NO_CTE                       0xFF
 
 #define BT_HCI_LE_CTE_COUNT_MIN                0x1
 #define BT_HCI_LE_CTE_COUNT_MAX                0x10
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
index 63caf3fcf64..0e1b971eb3e 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
@@ -5344,11 +5344,11 @@ static void le_per_adv_sync_report(struct pdu_data *pdu_data,
 	struct bt_hci_evt_le_per_advertising_report *sep;
 	int8_t tx_pwr = BT_HCI_LE_ADV_TX_POWER_NO_PREF;
 	struct pdu_adv *adv = (void *)pdu_data;
+	uint8_t cte_type = BT_HCI_LE_NO_CTE;
 	struct node_rx_pdu *node_rx_curr;
 	struct node_rx_pdu *node_rx_next;
 	uint8_t total_data_len = 0U;
 	uint8_t data_status = 0U;
-	uint8_t cte_type = 0U;
 	uint8_t data_len = 0U;
 	uint8_t *data = NULL;
 	uint8_t data_max_len;