diff --git a/extmod/btstack/btstack_hci_uart.c b/extmod/btstack/btstack_hci_uart.c
index 0a137bbae..7205dba06 100644
--- a/extmod/btstack/btstack_hci_uart.c
+++ b/extmod/btstack/btstack_hci_uart.c
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ STATIC int btstack_uart_init(const btstack_uart_config_t *uart_config) {
     send_handler = NULL;
 
     // Set up the UART peripheral, attach IRQ and power up the HCI controller.
-    // We haven't been told the baud rate yet, so defer that until btstack_uart_set_baudrate.
-    if (mp_bluetooth_hci_uart_init(MICROPY_HW_BLE_UART_ID, 0)) {
+    if (mp_bluetooth_hci_uart_init(MICROPY_HW_BLE_UART_ID, MICROPY_HW_BLE_UART_BAUDRATE)) {
         init_success = false;
         return -1;
     }