* without these the controller will lock up.
                 */
                set_bit(HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_STORED_LINK_KEY, &hdev->quirks);
+               set_bit(HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_ERR_DATA_REPORTING, &hdev->quirks);
                set_bit(HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_FILTER_CLEAR_ALL, &hdev->quirks);
                set_bit(HCI_QUIRK_NO_SUSPEND_NOTIFIER, &hdev->quirks);
 
 
         */
        HCI_QUIRK_VALID_LE_STATES,
 
+       /* When this quirk is set, then erroneous data reporting
+        * is ignored. This is mainly due to the fact that the HCI
+        * Read Default Erroneous Data Reporting command is advertised,
+        * but not supported; these controllers often reply with unknown
+        * command and tend to lock up randomly. Needing a hard reset.
+        *
+        * This quirk can be set before hci_register_dev is called or
+        * during the hdev->setup vendor callback.
+        */
+       HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_ERR_DATA_REPORTING,
+
        /*
         * When this quirk is set, then the hci_suspend_notifier is not
         * registered. This is intended for devices which drop completely
 
 static int hci_read_def_err_data_reporting_sync(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
        if (!(hdev->commands[18] & 0x04) ||
-           !(hdev->features[0][6] & LMP_ERR_DATA_REPORTING))
+           !(hdev->features[0][6] & LMP_ERR_DATA_REPORTING) ||
+           test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_ERR_DATA_REPORTING, &hdev->quirks))
                return 0;
 
        return __hci_cmd_sync_status(hdev, HCI_OP_READ_DEF_ERR_DATA_REPORTING,
        bool enabled = hci_dev_test_flag(hdev, HCI_WIDEBAND_SPEECH_ENABLED);
 
        if (!(hdev->commands[18] & 0x08) ||
-           !(hdev->features[0][6] & LMP_ERR_DATA_REPORTING))
+           !(hdev->features[0][6] & LMP_ERR_DATA_REPORTING) ||
+           test_bit(HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_ERR_DATA_REPORTING, &hdev->quirks))
                return 0;
 
        if (enabled == hdev->err_data_reporting)
        HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN(STORED_LINK_KEY,
                         "HCI Delete Stored Link Key command is advertised, "
                         "but not supported."),
+       HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN(ERR_DATA_REPORTING,
+                        "HCI Read Default Erroneous Data Reporting command is "
+                        "advertised, but not supported."),
        HCI_QUIRK_BROKEN(READ_TRANSMIT_POWER,
                         "HCI Read Transmit Power Level command is advertised, "
                         "but not supported."),