diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index eea17cdcaf7f..531a93d613d4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -131,15 +131,6 @@ static int sco_conn_del(struct hci_conn *hcon, int err)
 		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 		sco_chan_del(sk, err);
 		bh_unlock_sock(sk);
-
-		sco_conn_lock(conn);
-		conn->sk = NULL;
-		sco_pi(sk)->conn = NULL;
-		sco_conn_unlock(conn);
-
-		if (conn->hcon)
-			hci_conn_put(conn->hcon);
-
 		sco_sock_kill(sk);
 	}
 
@@ -885,6 +876,16 @@ static void sco_chan_del(struct sock *sk, int err)
 
 	BT_DBG("sk %p, conn %p, err %d", sk, conn, err);
 
+	if (conn) {
+		sco_conn_lock(conn);
+		conn->sk = NULL;
+		sco_pi(sk)->conn = NULL;
+		sco_conn_unlock(conn);
+
+		if (conn->hcon)
+			hci_conn_put(conn->hcon);
+	}
+
 	sk->sk_state = BT_CLOSED;
 	sk->sk_err   = err;
 	sk->sk_state_change(sk);