diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
index 0875470a7806..8cc21ad7cf29 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ int qca_send_pre_shutdown_cmd(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 
 	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "QCA pre shutdown cmd");
 
-	skb = __hci_cmd_sync(hdev, QCA_PRE_SHUTDOWN_CMD, 0,
-				NULL, HCI_INIT_TIMEOUT);
+	skb = __hci_cmd_sync_ev(hdev, QCA_PRE_SHUTDOWN_CMD, 0,
+				NULL, HCI_EV_CMD_COMPLETE, HCI_INIT_TIMEOUT);
+
 	if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(skb);
 		bt_dev_err(hdev, "QCA preshutdown_cmd failed (%d)", err);
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
index 15753f6bce80..d33828fef89f 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
@@ -1375,6 +1375,8 @@ static int qca_power_off(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	/* Perform pre shutdown command */
 	qca_send_pre_shutdown_cmd(hdev);
 
+	usleep_range(8000, 10000);
+
 	qca_power_shutdown(hu);
 	return 0;
 }