diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 85a1c6be2db9..fa47d5d84f5c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -171,10 +171,8 @@ static void hci_conn_timeout(unsigned long arg)
 	switch (conn->state) {
 	case BT_CONNECT:
 	case BT_CONNECT2:
-		if (conn->type == ACL_LINK)
+		if (conn->type == ACL_LINK && conn->out)
 			hci_acl_connect_cancel(conn);
-		else
-			hci_acl_disconn(conn, 0x13);
 		break;
 	case BT_CONFIG:
 	case BT_CONNECTED: