diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 3bdc8f3ca259..ccce954f8146 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -2434,9 +2434,8 @@ static int unpair_device(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 	/* LE address type */
 	addr_type = le_addr_type(cp->addr.type);
 
-	hci_remove_irk(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr, addr_type);
-
-	err = hci_remove_ltk(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr, addr_type);
+	/* Abort any ongoing SMP pairing. Removes ltk and irk if they exist. */
+	err = smp_cancel_and_remove_pairing(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr, addr_type);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		err = mgmt_cmd_complete(sk, hdev->id, MGMT_OP_UNPAIR_DEVICE,
 					MGMT_STATUS_NOT_PAIRED, &rp,
@@ -2450,8 +2449,6 @@ static int unpair_device(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	/* Abort any ongoing SMP pairing */
-	smp_cancel_pairing(conn);
 
 	/* Defer clearing up the connection parameters until closing to
 	 * give a chance of keeping them if a repairing happens.
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.c b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
index 3a7b0773536b..73f7211d0431 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.c
@@ -2422,30 +2422,51 @@ int smp_conn_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 sec_level)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void smp_cancel_pairing(struct hci_conn *hcon)
+int smp_cancel_and_remove_pairing(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr,
+				  u8 addr_type)
 {
-	struct l2cap_conn *conn = hcon->l2cap_data;
+	struct hci_conn *hcon;
+	struct l2cap_conn *conn;
 	struct l2cap_chan *chan;
 	struct smp_chan *smp;
+	int err;
 
+	err = hci_remove_ltk(hdev, bdaddr, addr_type);
+	hci_remove_irk(hdev, bdaddr, addr_type);
+
+	hcon = hci_conn_hash_lookup_le(hdev, bdaddr, addr_type);
+	if (!hcon)
+		goto done;
+
+	conn = hcon->l2cap_data;
 	if (!conn)
-		return;
+		goto done;
 
 	chan = conn->smp;
 	if (!chan)
-		return;
+		goto done;
 
 	l2cap_chan_lock(chan);
 
 	smp = chan->data;
 	if (smp) {
+		/* Set keys to NULL to make sure smp_failure() does not try to
+		 * remove and free already invalidated rcu list entries. */
+		smp->ltk = NULL;
+		smp->slave_ltk = NULL;
+		smp->remote_irk = NULL;
+
 		if (test_bit(SMP_FLAG_COMPLETE, &smp->flags))
 			smp_failure(conn, 0);
 		else
 			smp_failure(conn, SMP_UNSPECIFIED);
+		err = 0;
 	}
 
 	l2cap_chan_unlock(chan);
+
+done:
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int smp_cmd_encrypt_info(struct l2cap_conn *conn, struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/smp.h b/net/bluetooth/smp.h
index 0ff6247eaa6c..121edadd5f8d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/smp.h
+++ b/net/bluetooth/smp.h
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ enum smp_key_pref {
 };
 
 /* SMP Commands */
-void smp_cancel_pairing(struct hci_conn *hcon);
+int smp_cancel_and_remove_pairing(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *bdaddr,
+				  u8 addr_type);
 bool smp_sufficient_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, u8 sec_level,
 			     enum smp_key_pref key_pref);
 int smp_conn_security(struct hci_conn *hcon, __u8 sec_level);