diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
index c61d967012b2..c57027f7606f 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ static struct sock *l2cap_sock_alloc(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int p
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bt_sk(sk)->accept_q);
 
 	sk->sk_destruct = l2cap_sock_destruct;
-	sk->sk_sndtimeo = L2CAP_CONN_TIMEOUT;
+	sk->sk_sndtimeo = msecs_to_jiffies(L2CAP_CONN_TIMEOUT);
 
 	sock_reset_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED);