diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 531a93d613d..57f250c20e3 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static void __sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 
 	case BT_CONNECTED:
 	case BT_CONFIG:
-		if (sco_pi(sk)->conn) {
+		if (sco_pi(sk)->conn->hcon) {
 			sk->sk_state = BT_DISCONN;
 			sco_sock_set_timer(sk, SCO_DISCONN_TIMEOUT);
 			hci_conn_put(sco_pi(sk)->conn->hcon);