diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
index 53ac5ade532b..9a1c0a71b460 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 #define IBS_WAKE_RETRANS_TIMEOUT_MS	100
 #define IBS_TX_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS		2000
 #define BAUDRATE_SETTLE_TIMEOUT_MS	300
+#define POWER_PULSE_TRANS_TIMEOUT_MS	100
 
 /* susclk rate */
 #define SUSCLK_RATE_32KHZ	32768
@@ -1013,11 +1014,10 @@ static inline void host_set_baudrate(struct hci_uart *hu, unsigned int speed)
 		hci_uart_set_baudrate(hu, speed);
 }
 
-static int qca_send_power_pulse(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 cmd)
+static int qca_send_power_pulse(struct hci_uart *hu, u8 cmd)
 {
-	struct hci_uart *hu = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
-	struct qca_data *qca = hu->priv;
-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	int ret;
+	int timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(POWER_PULSE_TRANS_TIMEOUT_MS);
 
 	/* These power pulses are single byte command which are sent
 	 * at required baudrate to wcn3990. On wcn3990, we have an external
@@ -1029,19 +1029,17 @@ static int qca_send_power_pulse(struct hci_dev *hdev, u8 cmd)
 	 * save power. Disabling hardware flow control is mandatory while
 	 * sending power pulses to SoC.
 	 */
-	bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "sending power pulse %02x to SoC", cmd);
-
-	skb = bt_skb_alloc(sizeof(cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!skb)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	bt_dev_dbg(hu->hdev, "sending power pulse %02x to controller", cmd);
 
+	serdev_device_write_flush(hu->serdev);
 	hci_uart_set_flow_control(hu, true);
+	ret = serdev_device_write_buf(hu->serdev, &cmd, sizeof(cmd));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		bt_dev_err(hu->hdev, "failed to send power pulse %02x", cmd);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	skb_put_u8(skb, cmd);
-	hci_skb_pkt_type(skb) = HCI_COMMAND_PKT;
-
-	skb_queue_tail(&qca->txq, skb);
-	hci_uart_tx_wakeup(hu);
+	serdev_device_wait_until_sent(hu->serdev, timeout);
 
 	/* Wait for 100 uS for SoC to settle down */
 	usleep_range(100, 200);
@@ -1116,7 +1114,6 @@ static int qca_set_speed(struct hci_uart *hu, enum qca_speed_type speed_type)
 
 static int qca_wcn3990_init(struct hci_uart *hu)
 {
-	struct hci_dev *hdev = hu->hdev;
 	struct qca_serdev *qcadev;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1139,12 +1136,12 @@ static int qca_wcn3990_init(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 	/* Forcefully enable wcn3990 to enter in to boot mode. */
 	host_set_baudrate(hu, 2400);
-	ret = qca_send_power_pulse(hdev, QCA_WCN3990_POWEROFF_PULSE);
+	ret = qca_send_power_pulse(hu, QCA_WCN3990_POWEROFF_PULSE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	qca_set_speed(hu, QCA_INIT_SPEED);
-	ret = qca_send_power_pulse(hdev, QCA_WCN3990_POWERON_PULSE);
+	ret = qca_send_power_pulse(hu, QCA_WCN3990_POWERON_PULSE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1277,13 +1274,8 @@ static const struct qca_vreg_data qca_soc_data = {
 
 static void qca_power_shutdown(struct hci_uart *hu)
 {
-	struct serdev_device *serdev = hu->serdev;
-	unsigned char cmd = QCA_WCN3990_POWEROFF_PULSE;
-
 	host_set_baudrate(hu, 2400);
-	hci_uart_set_flow_control(hu, true);
-	serdev_device_write_buf(serdev, &cmd, sizeof(cmd));
-	hci_uart_set_flow_control(hu, false);
+	qca_send_power_pulse(hu, QCA_WCN3990_POWEROFF_PULSE);
 	qca_power_setup(hu, false);
 }