diff --git a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c
index 4ffbe2069..8b661f8cb 100644
--- a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c
+++ b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_adv.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct ble_ll_adv_sm
     uint8_t aux_index : 1;
     uint8_t aux_first_pdu : 1;
     uint8_t aux_not_scanned : 1;
+    uint8_t aux_dropped : 1;
     struct ble_mbuf_hdr *rx_ble_hdr;
     struct os_mbuf **aux_data;
     struct ble_ll_adv_aux aux[2];
@@ -1269,7 +1270,7 @@ ble_ll_adv_secondary_tx_start_cb(struct ble_ll_sched_item *sch)
     rc = ble_phy_tx_set_start_time(txstart, sch->remainder);
     if (rc) {
         STATS_INC(ble_ll_stats, adv_late_starts);
-        goto adv_tx_done;
+        goto adv_aux_dropped;
     }
 
 #if MYNEWT_VAL(BLE_LL_CFG_FEAT_LE_ENCRYPTION)
@@ -1304,7 +1305,7 @@ ble_ll_adv_secondary_tx_start_cb(struct ble_ll_sched_item *sch)
     /* Transmit advertisement */
     rc = ble_phy_tx(pducb, advsm, end_trans);
     if (rc) {
-        goto adv_tx_done;
+        goto adv_aux_dropped;
     }
 
     /* Enable/disable whitelisting based on filter policy */
@@ -1322,7 +1323,8 @@ ble_ll_adv_secondary_tx_start_cb(struct ble_ll_sched_item *sch)
 
     return BLE_LL_SCHED_STATE_RUNNING;
 
-adv_tx_done:
+adv_aux_dropped:
+    advsm->aux_dropped = 1;
     ble_ll_adv_tx_done(advsm);
     return BLE_LL_SCHED_STATE_DONE;
 }
@@ -1554,6 +1556,7 @@ ble_ll_adv_aux_schedule_first(struct ble_ll_adv_sm *advsm)
     advsm->aux_index = 0;
     advsm->aux_first_pdu = 1;
     advsm->aux_not_scanned = 0;
+    advsm->aux_dropped = 0;
 
     aux = AUX_CURRENT(advsm);
     ble_ll_adv_aux_calculate(advsm, aux, 0);
@@ -4836,6 +4839,11 @@ ble_ll_adv_sec_done(struct ble_ll_adv_sm *advsm)
     /* We don't need RF anymore */
     ble_ll_rfmgmt_release();
 
+    if (advsm->aux_dropped) {
+        ble_ll_adv_drop_event(advsm);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (advsm->aux_not_scanned) {
         ble_ll_sched_rmv_elem(&aux_next->sch);
     }