diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 9669d4ab58f..8cec7416ca6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -397,8 +397,10 @@ static void __sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 		if (sco_pi(sk)->conn) {
 			sk->sk_state = BT_DISCONN;
 			sco_sock_set_timer(sk, SCO_DISCONN_TIMEOUT);
-			hci_conn_put(sco_pi(sk)->conn->hcon);
-			sco_pi(sk)->conn->hcon = NULL;
+			if (sco_pi(sk)->conn->hcon != NULL) {
+				hci_conn_put(sco_pi(sk)->conn->hcon);
+				sco_pi(sk)->conn->hcon = NULL;
+			}
 		} else
 			sco_chan_del(sk, ECONNRESET);
 		break;