diff --git a/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index 5ad323ed22d..2fe96fe1dc8 100644
--- a/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/include/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ struct bt_le_per_adv_sync_recv_info {
 	/** The RSSI of the advertisement excluding any CTE. */
 	int8_t rssi;
 
-	/** The Constant Tone Extension (CTE) of the advertisement */
+	/** The Constant Tone Extension (CTE) of the advertisement (@ref bt_df_cte_type) */
 	uint8_t cte_type;
 };
 
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
index bc1181fdf3f..9a3e22d0674 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/hci/hci.c
@@ -5267,7 +5267,10 @@ static void le_per_adv_sync_report(struct pdu_data *pdu_data,
 		/* No TargetA */
 
 		if (h->cte_info) {
-			cte_type = *(int8_t *)ptr;
+			struct pdu_cte_info *cte_info;
+
+			cte_info = (void *)ptr;
+			cte_type = cte_info->type;
 			ptr++;
 
 			BT_DBG("    CTE type= %d", cte_type);
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c b/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c
index 1316b6c4220..6f53b991a7f 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/host/scan.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ void bt_hci_le_per_adv_report(struct net_buf *buf)
 
 	info.tx_power = evt->tx_power;
 	info.rssi = evt->rssi;
-	info.cte_type = evt->cte_type;
+	info.cte_type = BIT(evt->cte_type);
 	info.addr = &per_adv_sync->addr;
 
 	SYS_SLIST_FOR_EACH_CONTAINER(&pa_sync_cbs, listener, node) {