* autoconnect action, remove them completely. If they are, just unmark
         * them as waiting for connection, by clearing explicit_connect field.
         */
-       if (params->auto_connect == HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT) {
+       params->explicit_connect = false;
+
+       list_del_init(¶ms->action);
+
+       switch (params->auto_connect) {
+       case HCI_AUTO_CONN_EXPLICIT:
                hci_conn_params_del(conn->hdev, bdaddr, bdaddr_type);
-       } else {
-               params->explicit_connect = false;
-               hci_update_background_scan(conn->hdev);
+               /* return instead of break to avoid duplicate scan update */
+               return;
+       case HCI_AUTO_CONN_DIRECT:
+       case HCI_AUTO_CONN_ALWAYS:
+               list_add(¶ms->action, &conn->hdev->pend_le_conns);
+               break;
+       case HCI_AUTO_CONN_REPORT:
+               list_add(¶ms->action, &conn->hdev->pend_le_reports);
+               break;
+       default:
+               break;
        }
+
+       hci_update_background_scan(conn->hdev);
 }
 
 static void hci_conn_cleanup(struct hci_conn *conn)