diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_scan.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_scan.c
index 0cb79b684ba..f952c5fa00a 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_scan.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/nordic/lll/lll_scan.c
@@ -769,7 +769,17 @@ static inline u32_t isr_rx_pdu(struct lll_scan *lll, u8_t devmatch_ok,
 		rx->hdr.type = NODE_RX_TYPE_CONNECTION;
 		rx->hdr.handle = 0xffff;
 
+		u8_t pdu_adv_rx_chan_sel = pdu_adv_rx->chan_sel;
+		memcpy(rx->pdu, pdu_tx, (offsetof(struct pdu_adv, connect_ind) +
+					  sizeof(struct pdu_adv_connect_ind)));
+
+		/* Overwrite the sent chan sel with received chan sel, when
+		 * giving this PDU to the higher layer. */
+		pdu_adv_rx = (void *)rx->pdu;
+		pdu_adv_rx->chan_sel = pdu_adv_rx_chan_sel;
+
 		ftr = &(rx->hdr.rx_ftr);
+
 		ftr->param = lll;
 		ftr->ticks_anchor = radio_tmr_start_get();
 		ftr->us_radio_end = conn_space_us -
diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_master.c b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_master.c
index e8fd8ce502b..0af248d06b9 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_master.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/controller/ll_sw/ull_master.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void ull_master_setup(memq_link_t *link, struct node_rx_hdr *rx,
 	struct ll_scan_set *scan;
 	struct node_rx_cc *cc;
 	struct ll_conn *conn;
-	struct pdu_adv *pdu;
+	struct pdu_adv *pdu_tx;
 	u32_t ticker_status;
 	u8_t chan_sel;
 
@@ -430,21 +430,22 @@ void ull_master_setup(memq_link_t *link, struct node_rx_hdr *rx,
 	scan = ((struct lll_scan *)ftr->param)->hdr.parent;
 	conn = lll->hdr.parent;
 
-	pdu = (void *)((struct node_rx_pdu *)rx)->pdu;
+	pdu_tx = (void *)((struct node_rx_pdu *)rx)->pdu;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_BT_CTLR_PRIVACY)
-	u8_t own_addr_type = pdu->tx_addr;
+	u8_t own_addr_type = pdu_tx->tx_addr;
 	u8_t own_addr[BDADDR_SIZE];
 	u8_t peer_addr[BDADDR_SIZE];
 	u8_t rl_idx;
 
-	memcpy(own_addr, &pdu->connect_ind.init_addr[0], BDADDR_SIZE);
-	memcpy(peer_addr, &pdu->connect_ind.adv_addr[0], BDADDR_SIZE);
+	memcpy(own_addr, &pdu_tx->connect_ind.init_addr[0], BDADDR_SIZE);
+	memcpy(peer_addr, &pdu_tx->connect_ind.adv_addr[0], BDADDR_SIZE);
 #endif
 
-	chan_sel = pdu->chan_sel;
+	/* This is the chan sel bit from the received adv pdu */
+	chan_sel = pdu_tx->chan_sel;
 
-	cc = (void *)pdu;
+	cc = (void *)pdu_tx;
 	cc->status = 0U;
 	cc->role = 0U;