diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 761efd7da514b..e15fcf72a3428 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -4453,7 +4453,8 @@ static inline int l2cap_config_req(struct l2cap_conn *conn,
 
 	chan->ident = cmd->ident;
 	l2cap_send_cmd(conn, cmd->ident, L2CAP_CONF_RSP, len, rsp);
-	chan->num_conf_rsp++;
+	if (chan->num_conf_rsp < L2CAP_CONF_MAX_CONF_RSP)
+		chan->num_conf_rsp++;
 
 	/* Reset config buffer. */
 	chan->conf_len = 0;