diff --git a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c
index f9167ff0b..a620d24d4 100644
--- a/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c
+++ b/nimble/host/src/ble_hs_hci.c
@@ -407,13 +407,17 @@ ble_hs_hci_rx_evt(uint8_t *hci_ev, void *arg)
 }
 
 /**
- * Calculates the largest ACL payload that the controller can accept.  This is
- * everything in an ACL data packet except for the ACL header.
+ * Calculates the largest ACL payload that the controller can accept.
  */
 static uint16_t
 ble_hs_hci_max_acl_payload_sz(void)
 {
-    return ble_hs_hci_buf_sz - BLE_HCI_DATA_HDR_SZ;
+    /* As per BLE 5.1 Standard, Vol. 2, Part E, section 7.8.2:
+     * The LE_Read_Buffer_Size command is used to read the maximum size of the
+     * data portion of HCI LE ACL Data Packets sent from the Host to the
+     * Controller.
+     */
+    return ble_hs_hci_buf_sz;
 }
 
 /**