diff --git a/src/hci.c b/src/hci.c
index ce0ec00ab..6fbf1dac4 100644
--- a/src/hci.c
+++ b/src/hci.c
@@ -2083,14 +2083,9 @@ static void hci_initializing_event_handler(const uint8_t * packet, uint16_t size
             return;
 #endif /* ENABLE_SCO_OVER_HCI */
 
-// avoid compile error due to duplicate cases: HCI_INIT_W4_BCM_WRITE_SCO_PCM_INT == HCI_INIT_DONE-1
-#if defined(ENABLE_BLE) || defined(ENABLE_LE_DATA_LENGTH_EXTENSION) || defined(ENABLE_LE_CENTRAL)
-        // Response to command before init done state -> init done
-        case (HCI_INIT_DONE-1):
-            hci_stack->substate = HCI_INIT_DONE;
-            return;
-#endif
         case HCI_INIT_DONE:
+            // set state if we came here by fall through
+            hci_stack->substate = HCI_INIT_DONE;
             return;
 
         default: