diff --git a/include/bluetooth/buf.h b/include/bluetooth/buf.h
index f92eb990749..54c9f830431 100644
--- a/include/bluetooth/buf.h
+++ b/include/bluetooth/buf.h
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@
 
 /* Type of data contained in this buffer */
 enum bt_buf_type {
-	BT_CMD,		/* HCI command */
-	BT_EVT,		/* HCI event */
-	BT_ACL_OUT,	/* Outgoing ACL data */
-	BT_ACL_IN,	/* Incoming ACL data */
+	BT_CMD,			/* HCI command */
+	BT_EVT,			/* HCI event */
+	BT_ACL_OUT,		/* Outgoing ACL data */
+	BT_ACL_IN,		/* Incoming ACL data */
+	BT_DUMMY = BT_CMD,	/* Only used for waking up fibers */
 };
 
 /* HCI command specific info */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/conn.c b/net/bluetooth/conn.c
index f2b99a0375d..b2fb6d7799b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/conn.c
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ void bt_conn_del(struct bt_conn *conn)
 	conn->state = BT_CONN_DISCONNECTED;
 
 	/* Send dummy buffers to wake up and kill the fibers */
-	nano_fifo_put(&conn->tx_queue, bt_buf_get(BT_ACL_OUT, 0));
-	nano_fifo_put(&conn->rx_queue, bt_buf_get(BT_ACL_IN, 0));
+	nano_fifo_put(&conn->tx_queue, bt_buf_get(BT_DUMMY, 0));
+	nano_fifo_put(&conn->rx_queue, bt_buf_get(BT_DUMMY, 0));
 
 	bt_conn_put(conn);
 }