diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
index 2edd30556956..8397b716fa65 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c
@@ -114,8 +114,12 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *hci_uart_dequeue(struct hci_uart *hu)
 	struct sk_buff *skb = hu->tx_skb;
 
 	if (!skb) {
+		read_lock(&hu->proto_lock);
+
 		if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
 			skb = hu->proto->dequeue(hu);
+
+		read_unlock(&hu->proto_lock);
 	} else {
 		hu->tx_skb = NULL;
 	}
@@ -125,18 +129,23 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *hci_uart_dequeue(struct hci_uart *hu)
 
 int hci_uart_tx_wakeup(struct hci_uart *hu)
 {
+	read_lock(&hu->proto_lock);
+
 	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
-		return 0;
+		goto no_schedule;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(HCI_UART_SENDING, &hu->tx_state)) {
 		set_bit(HCI_UART_TX_WAKEUP, &hu->tx_state);
-		return 0;
+		goto no_schedule;
 	}
 
 	BT_DBG("");
 
 	schedule_work(&hu->write_work);
 
+no_schedule:
+	read_unlock(&hu->proto_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hci_uart_tx_wakeup);
@@ -237,9 +246,13 @@ static int hci_uart_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	tty_ldisc_flush(tty);
 	tty_driver_flush_buffer(tty);
 
+	read_lock(&hu->proto_lock);
+
 	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
 		hu->proto->flush(hu);
 
+	read_unlock(&hu->proto_lock);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -261,10 +274,15 @@ static int hci_uart_send_frame(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	BT_DBG("%s: type %d len %d", hdev->name, hci_skb_pkt_type(skb),
 	       skb->len);
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
+	read_lock(&hu->proto_lock);
+
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags)) {
+		read_unlock(&hu->proto_lock);
 		return -EUNATCH;
+	}
 
 	hu->proto->enqueue(hu, skb);
+	read_unlock(&hu->proto_lock);
 
 	hci_uart_tx_wakeup(hu);
 
@@ -460,6 +478,8 @@ static int hci_uart_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	INIT_WORK(&hu->init_ready, hci_uart_init_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&hu->write_work, hci_uart_write_work);
 
+	rwlock_init(&hu->proto_lock);
+
 	/* Flush any pending characters in the driver */
 	tty_driver_flush_buffer(tty);
 
@@ -475,6 +495,7 @@ static void hci_uart_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	struct hci_uart *hu = tty->disc_data;
 	struct hci_dev *hdev;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	BT_DBG("tty %p", tty);
 
@@ -490,7 +511,11 @@ static void hci_uart_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&hu->write_work);
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags)) {
+	if (test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags)) {
+		write_lock_irqsave(&hu->proto_lock, flags);
+		clear_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags);
+		write_unlock_irqrestore(&hu->proto_lock, flags);
+
 		if (hdev) {
 			if (test_bit(HCI_UART_REGISTERED, &hu->flags))
 				hci_unregister_dev(hdev);
@@ -549,13 +574,18 @@ static void hci_uart_tty_receive(struct tty_struct *tty, const u8 *data,
 	if (!hu || tty != hu->tty)
 		return;
 
-	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags))
+	read_lock(&hu->proto_lock);
+
+	if (!test_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, &hu->flags)) {
+		read_unlock(&hu->proto_lock);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* It does not need a lock here as it is already protected by a mutex in
 	 * tty caller
 	 */
 	hu->proto->recv(hu, data, count);
+	read_unlock(&hu->proto_lock);
 
 	if (hu->hdev)
 		hu->hdev->stat.byte_rx += count;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
index 2b05e557fad0..c6e9e1cf63f8 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_uart.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct hci_uart {
 	struct work_struct	write_work;
 
 	const struct hci_uart_proto *proto;
+	rwlock_t		proto_lock;	/* Stop work for proto close */
 	void			*priv;
 
 	struct sk_buff		*tx_skb;