diff --git a/net/bluetooth/sco.c b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
index 818f244aee46..1915943bb646 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/sco.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/sco.c
@@ -234,44 +234,32 @@ static int sco_chan_add(struct sco_conn *conn, struct sock *sk,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int sco_connect(struct sock *sk)
+static int sco_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct sco_conn *conn;
 	struct hci_conn *hcon;
-	struct hci_dev  *hdev;
 	int err, type;
 
 	BT_DBG("%pMR -> %pMR", &sco_pi(sk)->src, &sco_pi(sk)->dst);
 
-	hdev = hci_get_route(&sco_pi(sk)->dst, &sco_pi(sk)->src, BDADDR_BREDR);
-	if (!hdev)
-		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
-
-	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
-
 	if (lmp_esco_capable(hdev) && !disable_esco)
 		type = ESCO_LINK;
 	else
 		type = SCO_LINK;
 
 	if (sco_pi(sk)->setting == BT_VOICE_TRANSPARENT &&
-	    (!lmp_transp_capable(hdev) || !lmp_esco_capable(hdev))) {
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto done;
-	}
+	    (!lmp_transp_capable(hdev) || !lmp_esco_capable(hdev)))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	hcon = hci_connect_sco(hdev, type, &sco_pi(sk)->dst,
 			       sco_pi(sk)->setting);
-	if (IS_ERR(hcon)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(hcon);
-		goto done;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(hcon))
+		return PTR_ERR(hcon);
 
 	conn = sco_conn_add(hcon);
 	if (!conn) {
 		hci_conn_drop(hcon);
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto done;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	/* Update source addr of the socket */
@@ -279,7 +267,7 @@ static int sco_connect(struct sock *sk)
 
 	err = sco_chan_add(conn, sk, NULL);
 	if (err)
-		goto done;
+		return err;
 
 	if (hcon->state == BT_CONNECTED) {
 		sco_sock_clear_timer(sk);
@@ -289,9 +277,6 @@ static int sco_connect(struct sock *sk)
 		sco_sock_set_timer(sk, sk->sk_sndtimeo);
 	}
 
-done:
-	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
-	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -573,6 +558,7 @@ static int sco_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int alen
 {
 	struct sockaddr_sco *sa = (struct sockaddr_sco *) addr;
 	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
+	struct hci_dev  *hdev;
 	int err;
 
 	BT_DBG("sk %p", sk);
@@ -587,12 +573,19 @@ static int sco_sock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int alen
 	if (sk->sk_type != SOCK_SEQPACKET)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	hdev = hci_get_route(&sa->sco_bdaddr, &sco_pi(sk)->src, BDADDR_BREDR);
+	if (!hdev)
+		return -EHOSTUNREACH;
+	hci_dev_lock(hdev);
+
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	/* Set destination address and psm */
 	bacpy(&sco_pi(sk)->dst, &sa->sco_bdaddr);
 
-	err = sco_connect(sk);
+	err = sco_connect(hdev, sk);
+	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
+	hci_dev_put(hdev);
 	if (err)
 		goto done;