diff --git a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_scan_aux.c b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_scan_aux.c
index 5d7749033..56f1c528e 100644
--- a/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_scan_aux.c
+++ b/nimble/controller/src/ble_ll_scan_aux.c
@@ -564,6 +564,8 @@ ble_ll_hci_ev_send_ext_adv_report(struct os_mbuf *rxpdu,
             } else {
                 report->evt_type |= BLE_HCI_ADV_DATA_STATUS_TRUNCATED;
             }
+        } else if (rxinfo->flags & BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_PTR_FAILED) {
+            report->evt_type |= BLE_HCI_ADV_DATA_STATUS_TRUNCATED;
         }
 
         switch (report->evt_type & BLE_HCI_ADV_DATA_STATUS_MASK) {
@@ -1667,6 +1669,7 @@ ble_ll_scan_aux_rx_pkt_in(struct os_mbuf *rxpdu, struct ble_mbuf_hdr *rxhdr)
                                    aux->aux_ptr);
         if (rc < 0) {
             rxinfo->flags &= ~BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_PTR_WAIT;
+            rxinfo->flags |= BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_PTR_FAILED;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/nimble/include/nimble/ble.h b/nimble/include/nimble/ble.h
index bbf227538..0aa96251a 100644
--- a/nimble/include/nimble/ble.h
+++ b/nimble/include/nimble/ble.h
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct ble_mbuf_hdr_rxinfo
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_EXT_ADV          (0x0800)
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_RESOLVED         (0x0400)
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_PTR_WAIT     (0x0200)
-#define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_INVALID      (0x0100)
+#define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_PTR_FAILED   (0x0100)
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_CRC_OK           (0x0080)
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_DEVMATCH         (0x0040)
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_MIC_FAILURE      (0x0020)
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ struct ble_mbuf_hdr
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_SCAN_RSP_RXD(hdr) \
     (!!((hdr)->rxinfo.flags & BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_SCAN_RSP_RXD))
 
-#define BLE_MBUF_HDR_AUX_INVALID(hdr) \
-    (!!((hdr)->rxinfo.flags & BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_INVALID))
-
 #define BLE_MBUF_HDR_WAIT_AUX(hdr)      \
     (!!((hdr)->rxinfo.flags & BLE_MBUF_HDR_F_AUX_PTR_WAIT))