diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index 706d2478ddb33..1e961cfaa07b3 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ static void l2cap_chan_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	BT_DBG("chan %p state %s", chan, state_to_string(chan->state));
 
+	if (!conn)
+		return;
+
 	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.