diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index d16ca8e53700..5ccea5fbd236 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -348,16 +348,17 @@ static inline void hci_sock_cmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_
 
 		skb_get_timestamp(skb, &tv);
 
+		data = &tv;
+		len = sizeof(tv);
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 		if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT) {
 			struct compat_timeval ctv;
 			ctv.tv_sec = tv.tv_sec;
 			ctv.tv_usec = tv.tv_usec;
 			data = &ctv;
 			len = sizeof(ctv);
-		} else {
-			data = &tv;
-			len = sizeof(tv);
 		}
+#endif
 
 		put_cmsg(msg, SOL_HCI, HCI_CMSG_TSTAMP, len, data);
 	}