diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 195459a1e53e..dd2021270b8a 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ static void l2cap_chan_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 	BT_DBG("chan %p state %s", chan, state_to_string(chan->state));
 
 	mutex_lock(&conn->chan_lock);
+	/* __set_chan_timer() calls l2cap_chan_hold(chan) while scheduling
+	 * this work. No need to call l2cap_chan_hold(chan) here again.
+	 */
 	l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
 
 	if (chan->state == BT_CONNECTED || chan->state == BT_CONFIG)
@@ -431,12 +434,12 @@ static void l2cap_chan_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	l2cap_chan_close(chan, reason);
 
-	l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
-
 	chan->ops->close(chan);
-	mutex_unlock(&conn->chan_lock);
 
+	l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
 	l2cap_chan_put(chan);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&conn->chan_lock);
 }
 
 struct l2cap_chan *l2cap_chan_create(void)
@@ -1737,9 +1740,9 @@ static void l2cap_conn_del(struct hci_conn *hcon, int err)
 
 		l2cap_chan_del(chan, err);
 
-		l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
-
 		chan->ops->close(chan);
+
+		l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
 		l2cap_chan_put(chan);
 	}
 
@@ -4405,6 +4408,7 @@ static inline int l2cap_disconnect_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	l2cap_chan_hold(chan);
 	l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
 
 	rsp.dcid = cpu_to_le16(chan->scid);
@@ -4413,12 +4417,11 @@ static inline int l2cap_disconnect_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 
 	chan->ops->set_shutdown(chan);
 
-	l2cap_chan_hold(chan);
 	l2cap_chan_del(chan, ECONNRESET);
 
-	l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
-
 	chan->ops->close(chan);
+
+	l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
 	l2cap_chan_put(chan);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&conn->chan_lock);
@@ -4450,20 +4453,21 @@ static inline int l2cap_disconnect_rsp(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	l2cap_chan_hold(chan);
 	l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
 
 	if (chan->state != BT_DISCONN) {
 		l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
+		l2cap_chan_put(chan);
 		mutex_unlock(&conn->chan_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	l2cap_chan_hold(chan);
 	l2cap_chan_del(chan, 0);
 
-	l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
-
 	chan->ops->close(chan);
+
+	l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
 	l2cap_chan_put(chan);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&conn->chan_lock);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index a7be8b59b3c2..ab65304f3f63 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ done:
 }
 
 /* Kill socket (only if zapped and orphan)
- * Must be called on unlocked socket.
+ * Must be called on unlocked socket, with l2cap channel lock.
  */
 static void l2cap_sock_kill(struct sock *sk)
 {
@@ -1203,8 +1203,15 @@ static int l2cap_sock_release(struct socket *sock)
 
 	err = l2cap_sock_shutdown(sock, 2);
 
+	l2cap_chan_hold(l2cap_pi(sk)->chan);
+	l2cap_chan_lock(l2cap_pi(sk)->chan);
+
 	sock_orphan(sk);
 	l2cap_sock_kill(sk);
+
+	l2cap_chan_unlock(l2cap_pi(sk)->chan);
+	l2cap_chan_put(l2cap_pi(sk)->chan);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1222,12 +1229,15 @@ static void l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen(struct sock *parent)
 		BT_DBG("child chan %p state %s", chan,
 		       state_to_string(chan->state));
 
+		l2cap_chan_hold(chan);
 		l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
+
 		__clear_chan_timer(chan);
 		l2cap_chan_close(chan, ECONNRESET);
-		l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
-
 		l2cap_sock_kill(sk);
+
+		l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
+		l2cap_chan_put(chan);
 	}
 }