diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
index e6760c11f00775..435250c72d5684 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/bluetooth.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct bt_voice {
 
 #define BT_VOICE_TRANSPARENT			0x0003
 #define BT_VOICE_CVSD_16BIT			0x0060
+#define BT_VOICE_TRANSPARENT_16BIT		0x0063
 
 #define BT_SNDMTU		12
 #define BT_RCVMTU		13
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 40c4957cfc0b87..aa7bfe26cb40f2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -319,10 +319,13 @@ static int sco_connect(struct sock *sk)
 	else
 		type = SCO_LINK;
 
-	if (sco_pi(sk)->setting == BT_VOICE_TRANSPARENT &&
-	    (!lmp_transp_capable(hdev) || !lmp_esco_capable(hdev))) {
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto unlock;
+	switch (sco_pi(sk)->setting & SCO_AIRMODE_MASK) {
+	case SCO_AIRMODE_TRANSP:
+		if (!lmp_transp_capable(hdev) || !lmp_esco_capable(hdev)) {
+			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+			goto unlock;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
 
 	hcon = hci_connect_sco(hdev, type, &sco_pi(sk)->dst,
@@ -920,13 +923,6 @@ static int sco_sock_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 		if (err)
 			break;
 
-		/* Explicitly check for these values */
-		if (voice.setting != BT_VOICE_TRANSPARENT &&
-		    voice.setting != BT_VOICE_CVSD_16BIT) {
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			break;
-		}
-
 		sco_pi(sk)->setting = voice.setting;
 		hdev = hci_get_route(&sco_pi(sk)->dst, &sco_pi(sk)->src,
 				     BDADDR_BREDR);
@@ -934,9 +930,14 @@ static int sco_sock_setsockopt(struct socket *sock, int level, int optname,
 			err = -EBADFD;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (enhanced_sync_conn_capable(hdev) &&
-		    voice.setting == BT_VOICE_TRANSPARENT)
-			sco_pi(sk)->codec.id = BT_CODEC_TRANSPARENT;
+
+		switch (sco_pi(sk)->setting & SCO_AIRMODE_MASK) {
+		case SCO_AIRMODE_TRANSP:
+			if (enhanced_sync_conn_capable(hdev))
+				sco_pi(sk)->codec.id = BT_CODEC_TRANSPARENT;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		hci_dev_put(hdev);
 		break;