diff --git a/plugins/mgmtops.c b/plugins/mgmtops.c
index 2c062e5..5740e9c 100644
--- a/plugins/mgmtops.c
+++ b/plugins/mgmtops.c
@@ -1846,20 +1846,19 @@ static int mgmt_start_discovery(int index)
 	struct mgmt_hdr *hdr = (void *) buf;
 	struct mgmt_cp_start_discovery *cp = (void *) &buf[sizeof(*hdr)];
 	struct controller_info *info = &controllers[index];
-	uint8_t type;
 
 	DBG("index %d", index);
 
+	info->discov_type = 0;
+
 	if (mgmt_bredr(info->current_settings))
-		hci_set_bit(MGMT_ADDR_BREDR, &type);
+		hci_set_bit(MGMT_ADDR_BREDR, &info->discov_type);
 
 	if (mgmt_low_energy(info->current_settings)) {
-		hci_set_bit(MGMT_ADDR_LE_PUBLIC, &type);
-		hci_set_bit(MGMT_ADDR_LE_RANDOM, &type);
+		hci_set_bit(MGMT_ADDR_LE_PUBLIC, &info->discov_type);
+		hci_set_bit(MGMT_ADDR_LE_RANDOM, &info->discov_type);
 	}
 
-	info->discov_type = type;
-
 	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
 	hdr->opcode = htobs(MGMT_OP_START_DISCOVERY);
 	hdr->len = htobs(sizeof(*cp));