diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index fcc597be5bbd..c05f79b7aa31 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -570,10 +570,23 @@ static void __sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 /* Must be called on unlocked socket. */
 static void sco_sock_close(struct sock *sk)
 {
+	struct sco_conn *conn;
+
+	lock_sock(sk);
+	conn = sco_pi(sk)->conn;
+	if (conn)
+		sco_conn_hold(conn);
+	release_sock(sk);
+
+	if (conn)
+		disable_delayed_work_sync(&conn->timeout_work);
+
 	lock_sock(sk);
-	sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
 	__sco_sock_close(sk);
 	release_sock(sk);
+
+	if (conn)
+		sco_conn_put(conn);
 }
 
 static void sco_sock_init(struct sock *sk, struct sock *parent)