diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 03b83aa91277..dfc6c7d1b0e7 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -4070,6 +4070,7 @@ static int btusb_setup_qca(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	}
 	if (!info) {
 		bt_dev_err(hdev, "don't support firmware rome 0x%x", ver_rom);
+		if (ver_rom & ~0xffffU) return 0;
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
