diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
index 66966b9..32aabea 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btusb.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,49 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#define BDADDR_INTEL (&(bdaddr_t) {{0x00, 0x8b, 0x9e, 0x19, 0x03, 0x00}})
+
+static int btusb_check_bdaddr_intel(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct hci_rp_read_bd_addr *rp;
+
+	skb = __hci_cmd_sync(hdev, HCI_OP_READ_BD_ADDR, 0, NULL,
+			     HCI_INIT_TIMEOUT);
+	if (IS_ERR(skb)) {
+		BT_ERR("%s reading Intel device address failed (%ld)",
+		       hdev->name, PTR_ERR(skb));
+		return PTR_ERR(skb);
+	}
+
+	if (skb->len != sizeof(*rp)) {
+		BT_ERR("%s Intel device address length mismatch", hdev->name);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	rp = (struct hci_rp_read_bd_addr *) skb->data;
+	if (rp->status) {
+		BT_ERR("%s Intel device address result failed (%02x)",
+		       hdev->name, rp->status);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return -bt_to_errno(rp->status);
+	}
+
+	/* For some Intel based controllers, the default Bluetooth device
+	 * address 00:03:19:9E:8B:00 can be found. These controllers are
+	 * fully operational, but have the danger of duplicate addresses
+	 * and that in turn can cause problems with Bluetooth operation.
+	 */
+	if (!bacmp(&rp->bdaddr, BDADDR_INTEL))
+		BT_ERR("%s found Intel default device address (%pMR)",
+		       hdev->name, &rp->bdaddr);
+
+	kfree_skb(skb);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int btusb_setup_intel(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1254,6 +1297,7 @@
 		BT_INFO("%s: Intel device is already patched. patch num: %02x",
 			hdev->name, ver->fw_patch_num);
 		kfree_skb(skb);
+		btusb_check_bdaddr_intel(hdev);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1266,6 +1310,7 @@
 	fw = btusb_setup_intel_get_fw(hdev, ver);
 	if (!fw) {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
+		btusb_check_bdaddr_intel(hdev);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	fw_ptr = fw->data;
@@ -1345,6 +1390,7 @@
 	BT_INFO("%s: Intel Bluetooth firmware patch completed and activated",
 		hdev->name);
 
+	btusb_check_bdaddr_intel(hdev);
 	return 0;
 
 exit_mfg_disable:
@@ -1359,6 +1405,8 @@
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 
 	BT_INFO("%s: Intel Bluetooth firmware patch completed", hdev->name);
+
+	btusb_check_bdaddr_intel(hdev);
 	return 0;
 
 exit_mfg_deactivate:
@@ -1379,6 +1427,7 @@
 	BT_INFO("%s: Intel Bluetooth firmware patch completed and deactivated",
 		hdev->name);
 
+	btusb_check_bdaddr_intel(hdev);
 	return 0;
 }