diff --git a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
index c4b0a4048be2..e7be18a3af33 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
@@ -1017,16 +1017,19 @@ static int get_l2cap_conn(char *buf, bdaddr_t *addr, u8 *addr_type,
 
 	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
 	hcon = hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(hdev, addr, le_addr_type);
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
-	hci_dev_put(hdev);
-
-	if (!hcon)
+	if (!hcon) {
+		hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+		hci_dev_put(hdev);
 		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
-	*conn = (struct l2cap_conn *)hcon->l2cap_data;
+	*conn = l2cap_conn_hold_unless_zero(hcon->l2cap_data);
 
 	BT_DBG("conn %p dst %pMR type %u", *conn, &hcon->dst, hcon->dst_type);
 
+	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+	hci_dev_put(hdev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1154,18 +1157,22 @@ static ssize_t lowpan_control_write(struct file *fp,
 		if (conn) {
 			struct lowpan_peer *peer;
 
-			if (!is_bt_6lowpan(conn->hcon))
+			if (!is_bt_6lowpan(conn->hcon)) {
+				l2cap_conn_put(conn);
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 
 			peer = lookup_peer(conn);
 			if (peer) {
 				BT_DBG("6LoWPAN connection already exists");
+				l2cap_conn_put(conn);
 				return -EALREADY;
 			}
 
 			BT_DBG("conn %p dst %pMR type %d user %u", conn,
 			       &conn->hcon->dst, conn->hcon->dst_type,
 			       addr_type);
+			l2cap_conn_put(conn);
 		}
 
 		ret = bt_6lowpan_connect(&addr, addr_type);
@@ -1181,6 +1188,8 @@ static ssize_t lowpan_control_write(struct file *fp,
 			return ret;
 
 		ret = bt_6lowpan_disconnect(conn, addr_type);
+		if (conn)
+			l2cap_conn_put(conn);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index a1d249f42be7..4ee3b9e30c65 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -7716,6 +7716,7 @@ struct l2cap_conn *l2cap_conn_hold_unless_zero(struct l2cap_conn *c)
 
 	return c;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(l2cap_conn_hold_unless_zero);
 
 int l2cap_recv_acldata(struct hci_dev *hdev, u16 handle,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb, u16 flags)