diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h b/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h
index efb1fc4f3a03..1c89c7f03f86 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/l2cap.h
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ void l2cap_sock_init(struct sock *sk, struct sock *parent);
 struct sock *l2cap_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock,
 							int proto, gfp_t prio);
 
-void l2cap_chan_clear_timer(struct l2cap_chan *chan);
 struct l2cap_chan *l2cap_chan_create(struct sock *sk);
 void __l2cap_chan_close(struct l2cap_chan *chan, int reason);
 void l2cap_chan_destroy(struct l2cap_chan *chan);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index fce48f9b85bf..248f68a9694b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void l2cap_chan_set_timer(struct l2cap_chan *chan, long timeout)
 	       sock_hold(chan->sk);
 }
 
-void l2cap_chan_clear_timer(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
+static void l2cap_chan_clear_timer(struct l2cap_chan *chan)
 {
        BT_DBG("chan %p state %d", chan, chan->sk->sk_state);
 
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ void __l2cap_chan_close(struct l2cap_chan *chan, int reason)
 	case BT_CONFIG:
 		if (chan->chan_type == L2CAP_CHAN_CONN_ORIENTED &&
 					conn->hcon->type == ACL_LINK) {
+			l2cap_chan_clear_timer(chan);
 			l2cap_chan_set_timer(chan, sk->sk_sndtimeo);
 			l2cap_send_disconn_req(conn, chan, reason);
 		} else
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index 89433a439bd8..7d87d1f664cc 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ static int l2cap_sock_shutdown(struct socket *sock, int how)
 			err = __l2cap_wait_ack(sk);
 
 		sk->sk_shutdown = SHUTDOWN_MASK;
-		l2cap_chan_clear_timer(chan);
 		__l2cap_chan_close(chan, 0);
 
 		if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_LINGER) && sk->sk_lingertime)