diff --git a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
index 2e8c080b4d9e..9cdfea666a2c 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,10 @@ static struct rfcomm_session *rfcomm_recv_disc(struct rfcomm_session *s,
 	return s;
 }
 
-void rfcomm_dlc_accept(struct rfcomm_dlc *d)
+/* Must be called with rfcomm_mutex held, so that the session cannot be
+ * unlinked from under us.
+ */
+static void __rfcomm_dlc_accept(struct rfcomm_dlc *d)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = d->session->sock->sk;
 	struct l2cap_conn *conn = l2cap_pi(sk)->chan->conn;
@@ -1353,6 +1356,21 @@ void rfcomm_dlc_accept(struct rfcomm_dlc *d)
 	rfcomm_send_msc(d->session, 1, d->dlci, d->v24_sig);
 }
 
+void rfcomm_dlc_accept(struct rfcomm_dlc *d)
+{
+	rfcomm_lock();
+
+	/* rfcomm_recv_disc() sets the dlc state to BT_CLOSED before calling
+	 * __rfcomm_dlc_close(), so the RFCOMM_DEFER_SETUP handshake there is
+	 * skipped and the session can already be unlinked by the time the
+	 * deferred accept runs from rfcomm_sock_recvmsg().
+	 */
+	if (d->session)
+		__rfcomm_dlc_accept(d);
+
+	rfcomm_unlock();
+}
+
 static void rfcomm_check_accept(struct rfcomm_dlc *d)
 {
 	if (rfcomm_check_security(d)) {
@@ -1365,7 +1383,7 @@ static void rfcomm_check_accept(struct rfcomm_dlc *d)
 			d->state_change(d, 0);
 			rfcomm_dlc_unlock(d);
 		} else
-			rfcomm_dlc_accept(d);
+			__rfcomm_dlc_accept(d);
 	} else {
 		set_bit(RFCOMM_AUTH_PENDING, &d->flags);
 		rfcomm_dlc_set_timer(d, RFCOMM_AUTH_TIMEOUT);
@@ -1958,7 +1976,7 @@ static void rfcomm_process_dlcs(struct rfcomm_session *s)
 					d->state_change(d, 0);
 					rfcomm_dlc_unlock(d);
 				} else
-					rfcomm_dlc_accept(d);
+					__rfcomm_dlc_accept(d);
 			}
 			continue;
 		} else if (test_and_clear_bit(RFCOMM_AUTH_REJECT, &d->flags)) {